Outwood railway station
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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.
The station was opened on 12 July 1988 and is near the site of the former Lofthouse and Outwood
station which was closed on 13 June 1960.
and Sheffield via Wakefield Westgate.
Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.
Outwood, West Yorkshire
Outwood is a district to the north of Wakefield, a city in West Yorkshire, England. The district is centred on the A61 Leeds Road south of Lofthouse. It was originally a small pit village, but there has been so much new housing in the last twenty years that the old village is now only a minority of...
district of Wakefield
Wakefield
Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....
in West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire
West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
Outwood is the first stop on the Wakefield Line
Wakefield Line
The Wakefield line is the name given to one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro/South Yorkshire P.T.E. area of northern England. The service connects Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster. The section of the line between Leeds and Doncaster forms part of the East Coast Main...
7.5 miles (12 km) after Leeds for trains going towards Wakefield Westgate
Wakefield Westgate railway station
Wakefield Westgate railway station is the mainline railway station for the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on the western edge of the main city centre, on the opposite side from Wakefield's other station, Kirkgate.-Services:...
, Doncaster
Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast...
and Sheffield.
The station was opened on 12 July 1988 and is near the site of the former Lofthouse and Outwood
Lofthouse and Outwood railway station
Lofthouse and Outwood railway station served the Outwood area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Methley Joint Railway in 1858 and closed on 13 June 1960. The station was situated between Stanley on the MJR, Ardsley to the north on the main line towards Leeds and ...
station which was closed on 13 June 1960.
Services
Monday to Saturdays two trains per hour head northbound to Leeds and southbound one train per hour goes to both DoncasterDoncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station serves the town of Doncaster, in South Yorkshire, England. It is situated on the East Coast Main Line north of London Kings Cross, and is about five minutes walk from Doncaster town centre. The station is managed by East Coast...
and Sheffield via Wakefield Westgate.
Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.