Featherstone railway station
Railway station in West Yorkshire, England
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Featherstone railway station serves the town of Featherstone in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern Trains, 6 miles (10 km) east of Wakefield Kirkgate railway station.
Featherstone  | |||||
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The view from platform 1, 158905 in Northern livery arriving at platform 1 in September 2024 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Featherstone, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.6793°N 1.3574°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE425205 | ||||
| Manager | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | FEA | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
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| 1 April 1848 | Station opened | ||||
| 2 January 1967 | Station closed | ||||
| 12 May 1992 | Station reopened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 |  26,092 | ||||
| 2021/22 |  62,352 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 65,072 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 81,502 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 86,004 | ||||
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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station on the same site had been closed in January 1967 when passenger services between Wakefield and Pontefract were withdrawn as a result of the Beeching Axe.
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.
| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
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| Northern Trains | ||||
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