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 view from platform 1, Class 156 DMU no. 156479 departing from platform 2 in August 2006 | |||||
General information | |||||
Location | Featherstone, City of Wakefield England | ||||
Coordinates | 53°40′45″N 1°21′27″W / 53.6793°N 1.3574°W | ||||
Grid reference | SE425205 | ||||
Managed by | Northern | ||||
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | FEA | ||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 April 1848 | Station opened | ||||
2 January 1967 | Station closed | ||||
12 May 1992 | Station reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
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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station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.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
editDuring 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
edit- ^ Table 32 National Rail timetable, May 2018
External links
edit- Train times and station information for Featherstone railway station from National Rail
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