Barnsley (Exchange/Interchange) railway station
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Barnsley (Exchange/Interchange) railway station
Image: © Nigel Thompson Taken: 14 Nov 2009
Opened in 1850 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway as a terminus from Horbury, it was soon joined by the South Yorkshire Railway from Doncaster and the Manchester Sheffield & Lincolnshire Railway from Manchester via Penistone, making Barnsley and important junction. View south towards Wombwell and Sheffield - the other lines to the south have closed.
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Image Location
Latitude
53.554255
Longitude
-1.477241