Outwood  | |||||
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 Class 144Pacer at Platform 2 in August 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Outwood,City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°42′54″N1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W /53.71510; -1.51043 | ||||
| Grid reference | SE324244 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OUT | ||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 12 July 1988 | ||||
| Original company | Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1858 | Opened asLofthouse | ||||
| July 1865 | RenamedLofthouse and Outwood | ||||
| 13 June 1960 | Closed | ||||
| 12 July 1988 | Reopened asOutwood | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  82,256 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.193 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.242 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.272 million | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.310 million | ||||
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Outwood railway station is situated in theOutwood district ofWakefield inWest Yorkshire,England.
Outwood is the first stop on theWakefield Line 7.5 miles (12 km) afterLeeds for trains going towardsWakefield Westgate,Doncaster andSheffield.
The original station was opened by theBradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway in 1858, and was originally namedLofthouse. This was renamedLofthouse and Outwood in July 1865. It closed on 13 June 1960.[1] A differentLofthouse and Outwood station, which was on a different route, opened in 1876 and closed in 1958.
The station was reopened on 12 July 1988.[2]
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.[3]
Outwood railway station has 130 free car parking spaces.[4]
Monday to Saturday, two trains per hour head northbound toLeeds and southbound, one train per hour goes toDoncaster and one toSheffield; both operate viaWakefield Westgate. In addition, theSheffield service also goes viaRotherham Central.[5]
On Sundays, a similar service frequency is in operation, although it starts later in the morning.
| Preceding station |  National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Northern |
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