Outwood railway station

Outwood
The view from platform 1
Location
Place	Outwood
Local authority	City of Wakefield
Coordinates	53°42′54″N 1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W / 53.71510; -1.51043Coordinates: 53°42′54″N 1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W / 53.71510; -1.51043
Grid reference	SE324244
Operations
Station code	OUT
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	0.166 million
2005/06 *	0.187 million
2006/07 *	0.208 million
2007/08 *	0.211 million
2008/09 *	0.307 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	2
History
Opened 12 July 1988 (12 July 1988)
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Outwood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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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.

The station was opened on 12 July 1988 and is near the site of the former Lofthouse and Outwood station which was closed on 13 June 1960.

Services

Monday to Saturdays two trains per hour head northbound to Leeds and southbound one train per hour goes to both Doncaster and Sheffield via Wakefield Westgate.

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

External links

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

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Wakefield Westgate		Northern Rail Wakefield Line		Leeds