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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General information | |
Location | Featherstone, City of Wakefield England |
Coordinates | 53.6793°N 1.3574°W / 53.6793; -1.3574 |
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 (1848-04-01) | Opened |
2 January 1967 | Closed |
12 May 1992 | Reopened |
Passengers | |
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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station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.
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.
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Northern Pontefract Line Mondays-Saturdays only |
Railway stations in West Yorkshire | |
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