Featherstone railway station
Railway station in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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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 | ||||
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Station code | FEA | ||||
Fare zone | 3 | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1 April 1848 (1848-04-01) | Station opened | ||||
2 January 1967 | Station closed | ||||
12 May 1992 | Station reopened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 62,218 | ||||
2019/20 | 76,146 | ||||
2020/21 | 26,092 | ||||
2021/22 | 62,352 | ||||
2022/23 | 65,072 | ||||
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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station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.