Lofthouse and Outwood railway station
Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England
53°42′50″N 1°30′40″W / 53.713985°N 1.511140°W / 53.713985; -1.511140
Lofthouse and Outwood railway station served the Outwood area of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened by the Methley Joint Railway in 1869, 1876[2] and closed in 1957.[3] Here the line from Lofthouse Junction on the line between Cutsyke and Methley of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway joined the GNR line between Leeds and Wakefield in a triangular junction, of which the station formed the southern corner.[4] It was situated south of Outwood railway station which was opened in 1988 and south of the bridge of Lingwell Gate Lane.
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 290
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 290
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ "Lofthouse Junction, Methley to Lofthouse & Outwood". Lost Railways West Yorkshire. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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