Fitzwilliam
43112Doncaster passing through at speed in July 2006
General information
Location	Fitzwilliam,City of Wakefield England
Coordinates	53°37′57″N1°22′28″W / 53.6326°N 1.3745°W /53.6326; -1.3745
Grid reference	SE414153
Managed by	Northern Trains
Transit authority	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	FZW
Fare zone	4
Classification	DfT category F1
Key dates
1 June 1937	Original station opened as "Fitzwilliam Halt"
6 November 1967	Original station closed[1]
1 March 1982	New station opened[1]
Passengers
2019/20	0.290 million
Interchange	426
2020/21	78,978
Interchange	184
2021/22	0.198 million
Interchange	402
2022/23	0.239 million
Interchange	833
2023/24	0.243 million
Interchange	810
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Fitzwilliam railway station is in the small village ofFitzwilliam, West Yorkshire,England. It is also the closest station to the nearby town ofHemsworth.

Thestation is on theWakefield Line operated byNorthern. Trains run from Fitzwilliam toLeeds viaWakefield Westgate,Doncaster andSheffield.

The current station was opened on 1 March 1982^[1] as one of series of improvements to local rail services made by theWest Yorkshire PTE (Passenger Transport Executive).^[2] This replaced theLNER station several hundred metres to the north, which opened as "Fitzwilliam Halt" on 1 July 1937 but fell victim to theBeeching cuts within little more than 30 years, closing on 6 November 1967.^[1][3] Unlike its modern incarnation, the original station consisted of a single island platform, accessed from the adjacent road bridge.^[2] The line was electrified in 1988.

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.^[4]

On Mondays to Saturdays, two trains per hour operate towards Wakefield Westgate and Leeds, while an hourly service operates to both Doncaster and Sheffield.^[5]

On Sundays, the same frequency operates as during the week (since the May 2019 timetable change), but starting later in the day.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Moorthorpe		Northern Trains Wakefield Line		Sandal and Agbrigg
South Elmsall
Historical railways
Hemsworth		Great Northern Railway West Riding and Grimsby Railway		Nostell

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