Outwood railway station

Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Outwood
Outwood
	Class 144 Pacer at Platform 2 in August 2006
General information
Location	Outwood, City of Wakefield; England
Coordinates	53°42′54″N 1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W
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 as Lofthouse
July 1865	Renamed Lofthouse and Outwood
13 June 1960	Closed
12 July 1988	Reopened as Outwood
Passengers
2019/20	0.371 million
2020/21	82,256
2021/22	0.193 million
2022/23	0.242 million
2023/24	0.272 million
Notes
Notes
	Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.^[1] A different Lofthouse 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]

Facilities

Both platforms of Outwood railway station

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]

Services

Monday to Saturdays two trains per hour head northbound to Leeds and southbound one train per hour goes to Doncaster and one to Sheffield, both operate via Wakefield Westgate. In addition, the Sheffield service also goes via Rotherham Central.^[5]

Sundays there is generally an hourly service to Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.

References

^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations. Yeovil: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 1-85260-508-1. R508.
^ Butt 1995, pp. 148, 179
^ Outwood station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 25 January 2017
^ "Outwood Station | National Rail". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 21 November 2023.
^ Table 31 National Rail timetable, December 2019