Outwood railway station
Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
Outwood | |
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Class 144 Pacer at Platform 2 in August 2006 | |
Location | |
Place | Outwood |
Local authority | City of Wakefield |
Coordinates | 53.71510°N 1.51043°W |
Grid reference | SE324244 |
Operations | |
Station code | OUT |
Managed by | Northern |
Number of platforms | 2 |
DfT category | F1 |
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
Annual rail passenger usage* | |
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2018/19 | |
Passenger Transport Executive | |
PTE | West Yorkshire Metro |
Zone | 2 |
History | |
Key dates | Opened 12 July 1988 |
Original company | Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway |
Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway |
1858 | Opened as Lofthouse |
July 1865 | Renamed Lofthouse and Outwood |
13 June 1960 | Closed |
12 July 1988 | Reopened as Outwood |
National Rail – UK railway stations | |
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Outwood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. |
Outwood is the first stop on the Wakefield Line 7.5 miles (12 km) after Leeds for trains going towards Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Sheffield.
History
The original station was opened by the Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway in 1858, and was originally named Lofthouse. This was renamed Lofthouse and Outwood in July 1865. It closed on 13 June 1960.[1] A different Lofthouse and Outwood station, which was on a different route, opened in 1869 and closed in 1957.
The station was reopened on 12 July 1988.[2]
Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has two wooden platforms with waiting shelters, customer help points, digital display screens, timetable posters and automated train announcements provide running information. Level access to both platforms is via ramps.[3]
Services
Monday to Saturdays two trains per hour head northbound to Leeds and southbound one train per hour goes to Doncaster and one to Sheffield, both operate via Wakefield Westgate. In addition, the Sheffield service also goes via Rotherham Central.[4]
Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.
References
- Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Butt 1995, pp. 148,179
- Outwood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 January 2017
- Table 31 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Outwood railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Outwood railway station from National Rail
Preceding station | Following station | |||
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Northern Wakefield Line |