Bessacarr Halt railway station
Bessacarr railway halt was a small halt on the Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway in the suburbs of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It was the first halt south of Doncaster, being just 2.5 miles (4 km) south of the town on the Joint line following a series of flying junctions and a direct connection to the South Yorkshire Joint Railway.
| Bessacarr Halt | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Bessacarr |
| Area | Doncaster |
| Coordinates | 53.49593°N 1.07461°W |
| Grid reference | SE614003 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern and Great Eastern Joint Railway |
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| c. 1912 | Station opened |
| c. 1924 | Station closed |
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The halt opened in 1912 but did not appear in public timetables and was closed in 1924.
The site of Bessacarr Halt, along with 7 others, was highlighted as a possible "new station" under a report to Doncaster Borough Council in September 2008, with reopening at some future date a possibility.[1]
References
- Report to Doncaster Borough Council on the possibility of protecting rail corridors and bringing stations on these corridors into use in the future. (The Star, Saturday 14 February 2009)
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