Outwood railway station

Outwood
The view from platform 1
Location
Place Outwood
Local authority City of Wakefield
Grid reference SE324244
Operations
Station code OUT
Managed by Northern Rail
Number of platforms 2
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *   0.166 million
2005/06 * 0.187 million
2006/07 * 0.208 million
2007/08 * 0.211 million
2008/09 * 0.307 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone 2
History
Opened 12 July 1988 (12 July 1988)
History
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
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Outwood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

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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] The former 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]

Services

Monday to Saturdays two trains per hour head northbound to Leeds and southbound one train per hour goes to both Doncaster and Sheffield via Wakefield Westgate.

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. 
  2. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 148,179

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