Outwood railway station

Outwood
265px The view from platform 1
Location
Place	Outwood
Local authority	City of Wakefield
Coordinates
Grid reference	SE324244
Operations
Station code	OUT
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections 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
2009/10	0.299 million
2010/11	0.355 million
2011/12	0.361 million
2012/13	0.326 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	2
History
Key dates	Opened 12 July 1988 (12 July 1988)
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
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Outwood from Office of Rail and Road statistics. 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.

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.

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.

External links

• Train times and station information for Outwood railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Wakefield Westgate		Northern Rail Wakefield Line		Leeds