Place Outwood Station code OUT DfT category F1 Number of platforms 2 | Grid reference SE324244 Managed by Northern 2011/12 0.361 million | |
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Address Lofthouse, Wakefield WF3 3JL, United Kingdom Similar Fitzwilliam railway station, South Elmsall railway st, Sandal and Agbrigg railway st, Moorthorpe railway station, Goldthorpe railway station | ||
Outwood railway station
Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
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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. 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.
Facilities
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.
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.
Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.