Outwood railway station

Coordinates: 53°42′54″N 1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W / 53.71510; -1.51043
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Outwood
Northern
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire Metro
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeOUT
Fare zone2
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened12 July 1988
Original companyBradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Northern Railway
Post-groupingLondon and North Eastern Railway
Key dates
1858Opened as Lofthouse
July 1865Renamed Lofthouse and Outwood
13 June 1960Closed
12 July 1988Reopened as Outwood
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 0.369 million
2019/20Increase 0.371 million
2020/21Decrease 82,256
2021/22Increase 0.193 million
2022/23Increase 0.242 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Outwood railway station is situated in the

Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England
.

Outwood is the first stop on the

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 1876 and closed in 1958.

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]

Outwood railway station has 130 free car parking spaces.[4]

Services

Monday to Saturdays two trains per hour head northbound to

Rotherham Central.[5]

Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.

References

  1. ISBN 1-85260-508-1
    . R508.
  2. ^ Butt 1995, pp. 148, 179
  3. ^ Outwood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 January 2017
  4. ^ "Outwood Station | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
  5. ^ Table 31 National Rail timetable, December 2019

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