Featherstone railway station
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.
Featherstone  | |
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 The view from platform 1 | |
| Location | Featherstone, City of Wakefield England |
| Coordinates | 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 | Opened |
| 2 January 1967 | Closed |
| 12 May 1992 | Reopened |
| Passengers | |
| 2015/16 |  66,024 |
| 2016/17 | 65,260 |
| 2017/18 | 59,162 |
| 2018/19 |  62,218 |
| 2019/20 | 76,146 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.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
During 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
- Table 32 National Rail timetable, May 2018
External links
- Train times and station information for Featherstone railway station from National Rail
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| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Mondays-Saturdays only |
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