Crofton railway station

Crofton Station was the smaller of two stations serving Crofton (with the other being Hare Park & Crofton). It was located next to Doncaster road, on the current Pontefract Line, behind the Crofton Arms Public House.

Crofton
Site of the former station (2020)
Location
PlaceCrofton
AreaCity of Wakefield
Coordinates53°40′00″N 1°26′28″W
Operations
Original companyLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and North Western Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
History
Station Closed30 November 1931 (1931-11-30)[1]
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

The station was demolished in the 1960s, yet the remains of the old station house in its current derelict form can be seen from the A638, or on passing trains from Wakefield Kirkgate, towards Pontefract Tanshelf.

In 2001, Bombardier Transportation opened Crofton TMD, a Traction maintenance depot, on the former station site.

Railway Clearing House - Railway Junction Diagram showing Pre Grouping railway junctions and stations around Crofton
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Wakefield Kirkgate   Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway   Sharlston

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