Featherstone  | |
|---|---|
 The view from platform 1 | |
| 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 | Opened |
| 2 January 1967 | Closed |
| 12 May 1992 | Reopened |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  62,218 |
| 2019/20 | 76,146 |
| 2020/21 |  26,092 |
| 2021/22 | 62,352 |
| 2022/23 | 65,072 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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 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station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.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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