The Barnsley to Doncaster local passenger services were withdrawn on 29 June 1959 and further changes in the area took place with the opening of Aldwarke Junction in 1966.

This was used occasionally for regular passenger services travelling via the Great Central line to Sheffield but more often by excursion trains to East Coast resorts such as Scarborough, Bridlington and Cleethorpes.

[2] The station's booking office is staffed each day on a part-time basis (06:00-19:00 Monday to Saturday, 08:00-15:00 Sundays).

[3] Monday to Saturday services consist of one train an hour each way, westbound to Sheffield and eastbound to Doncaster; most of the latter continue to Adwick.

[citation needed] After the May 2018 timetable change, Mexborough no longer has direct trains to Scunthorpe or Lincoln, and the two TransPennine Express services that previously called here now pass through non-stop.