Wath Central railway station

{{Short description|Disused railway station in South Yorkshire, England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2017}}

{{Use British English|date=March 2017}}

{{Infobox station

| name = Wath Central

| status = Disused

| image = Wath Central station (1950s).JPG

| borough = Wath-upon-Dearne, Rotherham

| country = England

| coordinates = {{coord|53.5057|-1.3356|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline,title}}

| grid_name = Grid reference

| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SE441012|25|SE441012}}

| platforms = 2

| original = South Yorkshire Railway

| pregroup = Great Central Railway

| postgroup = London and North Eastern Railway

| years = 1 July 1851

| events = Opened as Wath

| years1 = 1 July 1907

| events1 = Name changed to Wath-on-Dearne

| years2 = 25 September 1950

| events2 = Name changed to Wath Central{{Butt-Stations|page=243}}

| years3 = 29 June 1959

| events3 = Closed

}}

Wath Central railway station was on the South Yorkshire Railway's Doncaster–Barnsley Exchange line in England. It was the closest of Wath-upon-Dearne's three railway stations to the town centre, lying immediately to its north-east, over the Dearne and Dove Canal bridge. The station was closed when local passenger services on the line ended on 29 June 1959.{{cite book|last=Quick|first=M. E.|title=Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology|year=2002|publisher=Railway and Canal Historical Society|location=Richmond|page=444|oclc=931112387}}{{Butt-Stations|page=242}} (The line continued to be used for freight traffic until 1988).

The buildings were in the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway's large "Double Pavilion" style, an indication that rebuilding had taken place in the last quarter of the 19th century. The main building, with four bays, was on the Doncaster-bound platform. The station buildings were not demolished until the area was cleared during road improvement works in 2004.