Elsecar railway station

You can reach 22 stations directly from Elsecar on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barnsley Interchange, with 76 trains a day.

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Elsecar is the nearest station for postcodes in S74. Check your own postcode.

Direct trains from Elsecar

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Barnsley Interchange	76	76	32
Chapeltown	76	76	32
Meadowhall Interchange	76	76	32
Sheffield	76	76	32
Wombwell	76	76	32
Castleford	36	36	16
Darton	38	37	16
Leeds	37	37	16
Normanton	37	37	16
Woodlesford	37	37	16
Wakefield Kirkgate	38	37	16
Berry Brow	34	35	14
Brockholes	34	35	14
Denby Dale	34	35	14
Dodworth	34	35	14
Honley	34	35	14
Huddersfield	34	35	14
Lockwood	34	35	14
Penistone	34	35	14
Silkstone Common	34	35	14
Shepley	34	35	14
Stocksmoor	34	35	14
Darnall	0	0	7
Gainsborough Lea Road	0	0	7
Kiveton Bridge	0	0	7
Kiveton Park	0	0	7
Lincoln	0	0	7
Retford	0	0	7
Shireoaks	0	0	7
Saxilby	0	0	7
Woodhouse	0	0	7
Worksop	0	0	7

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How busy Elsecar is

196,124 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,406th busiest station in Great Britain.

More journeys run between Elsecar and Sheffield than any other pair: 64,994 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.

Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.

Nearest other stations

Wombwell 1.4 miles
Chapeltown 3.0 miles
Barnsley Interchange 4.4 miles
Bolton-upon-Dearne 5.0 miles
Swinton (South Yorkshire) 5.1 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Elsecar, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Wentworth · 1.4 miles
High Royds · 1.7 miles
Dovecliffe · 1.9 miles
Wombwell Central · 2.2 miles
Birdwell & Hoyland Common · 2.3 miles
Chapeltown Central · 2.6 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.