Sheffield Wicker Station
Sheffield Wicker Station was the first railway station to be built in Sheffield, Yorkshire. It was located to the north of the town centre—at the northern end of the Wicker, in the fork formed by Spital Hill and Saville Street. It was opened on 31 October 1838 as the southern terminus of the Sheffield & Rotherham Railway, which ran from this station north to Rotherham Westgate Station. Curves linking the Sheffield & Rotherham to the Midland Main Line in both directions at Rotherham Masborough Station were added in 1869, but Wicker station became obsolete as a passenger station on 1 February 1870 when the Midland Railway opened a direct route from Chesterfield to just North of Wicker station. Wicker station was replaced by Sheffield Midland Station on this new route.
Wicker Station remained open as a goods station into the 20th century but has now been demolished. The site is currently occupied by a car dealership.
Map showing Wicker Station (marked Midland Railway Station) in 1855.
See also
Bibliography
- Fox, Peter, The Midland Line in Sheffield. (Sheffield: Platform 5 Publishing Ltd., 1990). ISBN 1–872524–16–8
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