Rotherham Central station
Railway station and tram stop in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Rotherham Central railway station is in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England. The station was originally named "Rotherham", becoming "Rotherham and Masborough" in January 1889 and finally "Rotherham Central" on 25 September 1950.
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Location | Rotherham, Metropolitan Borough of Rotherham England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.4322°N 1.3605°W / 53.4322; -1.3605 | ||||
Grid reference | SK425930 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Transit authority | Travel South Yorkshire | ||||
Platforms | 4 2 National Rail 2 Sheffield Supertram | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | RMC | ||||
Fare zone | Rotherham | ||||
Classification | DfT category E | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 August 1868 | Temporary station opened (terminus of line from Tinsley) | ||||
3 April 1871 | Line to Mexborough opened | ||||
1 February 1874 | Permanent station opened as Rotherham Central | ||||
January 1889 | Renamed Rotherham and Masborough | ||||
25 September 1950 | Renamed Rotherham Central | ||||
5 September 1966 | Closed | ||||
11 May 1987 | Re-opened | ||||
2012 | Renovated | ||||
25 October 2018 | Tram/Train Platforms opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 0.567 million | ||||
Interchange | 50 | ||||
2019/20 | 0.512 million | ||||
Interchange | 51 | ||||
2020/21 | 0.126 million | ||||
Interchange | 13 | ||||
2021/22 | 0.342 million | ||||
Interchange | 43 | ||||
2022/23 | 0.315 million | ||||
Interchange | 88 | ||||
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The station has retained its "Central" suffix, despite being the only railway station in Rotherham since the closure of Rotherham Masborough in 1988.