Outwood railway station
Outwood  | |||||
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 Class 144 Pacer at Platform 2 in August 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Outwood, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°42′54″N 1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE324244 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OUT | ||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 12 July 1988 | ||||
| Original company | Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1858 | Opened as Lofthouse | ||||
| July 1865 | Renamed Lofthouse and Outwood | ||||
| 13 June 1960 | Closed | ||||
| 12 July 1988 | Reopened as Outwood | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.369 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.371 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 82,256 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.193 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.242 million | ||||
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Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
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
[edit]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 1876 and closed in 1958.
The station was reopened on 12 July 1988.[2]
Facilities
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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]
Outwood railway station has 130 free car parking spaces.[4]
Services
[edit]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.[5]
Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.
References
[edit]- ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
- ^ Butt 1995, pp. 148, 179
- ^ Outwood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 January 2017
- ^ "Outwood Station | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
- ^ Table 31 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links
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- Train times and station information for Outwood railway station from National Rail
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