Featherstone railway station

Railway station in West Yorkshire, England

53°40′45″N 1°21′27″W / 53.6793°N 1.3574°W / 53.6793; -1.3574Grid referenceSE425205Managed byNorthernTransit authorityWest Yorkshire MetroPlatforms2Other informationStation codeFEAFare zone3ClassificationDfT category F2Key dates1 April 1848 (1848-04-01)Station opened2 January 1967Station closed12 May 1992Station reopenedPassengers2018/19Increase 62,2182019/20Increase 76,1462020/21Decrease 26,0922021/22Increase 62,3522022/23Increase 65,072 Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Featherstone railway station serves the town of Featherstone in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern, 6 miles (10 km) east of Wakefield Kirkgate railway station.

The current station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 12 May 1992 when the line between Wakefield and Pontefract was reopened. A previous station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.

Services

During Monday to Saturday, there are hourly train services to Leeds via Wakefield and to Knottingley via Pontefract Monkhill.[1] There are now trains on Sundays. These run two-hourly between Knottingley and Leeds via Wakefield.

References

  1. ^ Table 32 National Rail timetable, May 2018

External links

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