Place Fitzwilliam Station code FZW DfT category F1 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SE414153 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.201 million | |
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Address Fitzwilliam, Pontefract WF9 5DA, United Kingdom Similar Outwood railway station, Moorthorpe railway station, South Elmsall railway st, Goldthorpe railway station, Sandal and Agbrigg railway st | ||
Fitzwilliam railway station featuring lms jubilee 45690 leander
Fitzwilliam railway station is in the village of Fitzwilliam near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
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- Fitzwilliam railway station featuring lms jubilee 45690 leander
- Lms jubilee 45690 leander at fitzwilliam railway station with the great britain ix
- Facilities
- Services
- References
The station is on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern. Trains operate from Fitzwilliam to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Sheffield.
The station opened on 1 March 1982 - there had previously been a station of the same name situated a short distance further north that had been opened by the LNER in 1937, but this closed in November 1967. The line was electrified in 1989.
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Facilities
The station is unstaffed and has two wooden platforms, with waiting shelters on each side. There is a ticket machine in place to allow intending passengers to buy these prior to boarding or collect advance purchase tickets. A customer help point is located on platform 2 and running information is also provided by means of digital CIS displays, timetable posters and automated train announcements. Step-free access to both platforms is possible via ramps from the main road.
Services
On Monday to Saturdays, a half-hourly service operates towards Wakefield Westgate and Leeds and an hourly service operates both to Doncaster and to Sheffield.
On Sundays, an hourly service operates to Wakefield Westgate and Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.