Outwood railway station

Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.

Outwood
Class 144 Pacer at Platform 2 in August 2006
Location
Place	Outwood
Local authority	City of Wakefield
Coordinates	53.71510°N 1.51043°W / 53.71510; -1.51043
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*
2014/15	0.374 million
2015/16	0.390 million
2016/17	0.407 million
2017/18	0.400 million
2018/19	0.369 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire Metro
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 12 July 1988 (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

Both platforms of Outwood railway station

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

1. 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)
2. Butt 1995, pp. 148,179
3. Outwood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 January 2017
4. Table 31 National Rail timetable, December 2019

External links

• Train times and station information for Outwood railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Wakefield Westgate		Northern Wakefield Line		Leeds