Barnsley Exchange railway station
Barnsley Interchange 
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| Location | |
| Place | Barnsley |
| Local authority | Barnsley |
| Coordinates | 53°33′15″N 1°28′39″W / 53.554080°N 1.477590°WCoordinates: 53°33′15″N 1°28′39″W / 53.554080°N 1.477590°W |
| Grid reference | SE347065 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BNY |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 1.448 million |
| – Interchange |
17,824 |
| 2012/13 |
1.464 million |
| – Interchange |
18,642 |
| 2013/14 |
 1.350 million |
| – Interchange |
22,057 |
| 2014/15 |
1.502 million |
| – Interchange |
23,981 |
| 2015/16 |
1.483 million |
| – Interchange |
27,737 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Zone | Barnsley |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1850 |
| Original company | Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield & Goole Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
| 1 January 1850 | Opened as Barnsley |
| 2 June 1924 | Renamed Barnsley Low Town |
| 1 August 1924 | Renamed Barnsley Exchange |
| 13 June 1960 | Renamed Barnsley |
| 20 May 2007 | Renamed Barnsley Interchange |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barnsley Interchange from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Barnsley Interchange (formerly Barnsley Exchange station) lies in the centre of the town of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. The station was opened in 1850 and is 16 miles (26 km) north of Sheffield. It is on both the Hallam and Penistone Lines operated by Northern.
The Sheffield, Rotherham, Barnsley, Wakefield, Huddersfield & Goole Railway was formed in 1846 with the aim of providing access to the South Yorkshire coalfield. It was to link the Manchester and Leeds Railway (M&LR) near Horbury, with the Sheffield and Rotherham Railway near Brightside, by way of Barnsley. Whilst the railway was still at the planning stage, it was split in two at Barnsley, the northern portion being leased to the M&LR and the southern to the South Yorkshire, Doncaster & Goole Railway (SYD&G). The northern section opened first, and Barnsley station was opened with the line on 1 January 1850. The route of the southern section was changed, and instead it connected to the SYD&G line near Mexborough. This section opened on 1 July 1851, and Barnsley then became a through station, although the two sections of line were operated by different railways. On 1 July 1854, the Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway (MS&LR) opened a line from Penistone to Barnsley.
Each of these railway companies went through various takeovers and amalgamations, until the early 20th century, when the station at Barnsley was co-owned by the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (LYR, successor to the M&LR), and the Great Central Railway (GCR, successor to the MS&LR and SYD&G). At the 1923 grouping, the GCR became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER), whilst the LYR formed part of the new London, Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), as did the Midland Railway (MR). The LYR and MR each contributed one station in Barnsley to the LMS, and since the ex-MR station was already distinguished as Barnsley Court House, the LMS renamed the former LYR station to Barnsley Low Town on 2 June 1924. Just two months later, on 1 August 1924, it was again renamed, this time to Barnsley Exchange.
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