Silkstone Common train station
You can reach 16 stations directly from Silkstone Common on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barnsley Interchange, with 34 trains a day.
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- 16 direct destinations
- 2,164th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 5 parking spaces
- 7 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Silkstone Common
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnsley Interchange | 34 | 35 | 22 |
| Dodworth | 34 | 35 | 22 |
| Meadowhall Interchange | 34 | 35 | 22 |
| Penistone | 34 | 35 | 22 |
| Sheffield | 34 | 35 | 22 |
| Berry Brow | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Brockholes | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Denby Dale | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Honley | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Lockwood | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Shepley | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Stocksmoor | 34 | 35 | 21 |
| Chapeltown | 34 | 35 | 14 |
| Elsecar | 34 | 35 | 14 |
| Wombwell | 34 | 35 | 14 |
| Darnall | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Gainsborough Lea Road | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Kiveton Bridge | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Kiveton Park | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Lincoln | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Retford | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Shireoaks | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Saxilby | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Woodhouse | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Worksop | 0 | 0 | 12 |
Lines serving Silkstone Common
Silkstone Common is on the Penistone Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Silkstone Common station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Silkstone Common station in the week beginning 12 October 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Silkstone Common station is
34,104 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,164th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Silkstone Common and Sheffield than any other pair: 11,472 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
- Dodworth 1.4 miles
- Penistone 2.5 miles
- Barnsley Interchange 3.8 miles
- Darton 3.9 miles
- Denby Dale 4.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Silkstone Common, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Moor End goods · 0.5 miles
- Oxspring · 2.0 miles
- Thurgoland · 2.5 miles
- Summer Lane · 3.2 miles
- Wortley · 3.3 miles
- Stocksbridge platform · 3.8 miles
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Facilities at Silkstone Common station
Silkstone Common is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Parking at Silkstone Common station
- Station Car Park 5 spaces
Cycle parking: 8 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 12 May 2026.
Getting to Silkstone Common station
Silkstone Common station is in Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J37 (Dodworth), 2.1 miles north-east.
7 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Knabbs Lane/Cone Lane.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Silkstone Common station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from
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