The station was engineered by John Fowler of Forth Railway bridge fame and was opened in 1851 replacing an earlier station in Sheffield. Fowler's design included a 40 ft high viaduct over the Wicker with an impressive arched bridge which remains today. The station roof was originally a large glass overall roof, which was dismantled after WW2 bomb damage rendered it unsafe. After the war the line was electrified (1500 v DC) and had through services onto the Great Central extension to London with named expresses Eg. The Master Cutler, The South Yorkshireman. The Beeching report condemned the GC and Sheffield Victoria into history closing in 1970 to passengers.
