Oakenshaw railway station
Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Oakenshaw railway station was located about two miles south-east of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It was opened in 1840 by the North Midland Railway on its line from Derby to Leeds.
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Oakenshaw | |
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General information | |
Location | Wakefield, City of Wakefield England |
Coordinates | 53.66536°N 1.45816°W / 53.66536; -1.45816 |
Grid reference | SE359189 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Midland Railway |
Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
Key dates | |
1 July 1840 | Station opened as Wakefield |
1 March 1841 | Renamed Oakenshaw for Wakefield |
by 1 December 1848 | renamed Oakenshaw (Wakefield) |
1 July 1861 | renamed Oakenshaw |
1 June 1870 | Station closed[1] |
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Originally built to serve Wakefield by omnibus,[2] it had suitably ornate buildings, but was closed by the Midland Railway in 1870 when the station at Sandal and Walton was opened instead.[3]