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Silkstone Common train station

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Station information checked 6 November 2026. Live times and ticket availability are shown in your journey search.

Silkstone Common train tickets, prices and times

In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, Sheffield was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Silkstone Common. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.

Compare train ticket prices to and from Silkstone Common for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.

Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.

Ticket-machine locations listed: Platform 1. Check opening and access arrangements if you intend to collect a ticket.

At a glance

Station essentials

Station
Silkstone Common
Station code
SLK
Location
Barnsley, Yorkshire and The Humber
Recorded entrance roads
Cone Lane, Knabbs Lane

The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.

Train operators and station management

The checked station record names Northern as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.

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Facilities and assistance at Silkstone Common

  • Ticket machinesListed — check availability
  • Sheltered waitingListed — check availability
  • Accessible toiletsNot listed as available
  • Baby changingNot listed as available
  • Customer help pointsListed — check availability
  • Bicycle storageListed — check availability

Step-free access: Category A

The station is recorded as having step-free routes to every platform. Platform access and boarding the train are different: confirm any ramp, lift or staff assistance you need for the complete journey.

  • Read the station’s instructions for its track-level barrow crossing, including whether assistance is needed to use it.

Recorded staffing level: unstaffed. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.

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Parking and onward travel

Parking arrangements are listed for Silkstone Common in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.

  • Station Car Park: 5 spaces recorded.

A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.

Recorded bicycle-storage capacity: 8 spaces. Check the storage location and any access or security requirements before taking a cycle.

Recorded cycle-storage types: stands. Covered storage is listed; check which spaces this applies to.

The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information, local bus information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.

Finding your way around Silkstone Common

For onward travel in Barnsley, check the station map against your final destination and allow time for any walking, bus or taxi connection. The nearby-station links offer other arrival points to compare.

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About Silkstone Common station

ORR estimated 34,104 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.