Oakenshaw railway station
Disused railway station in West Yorkshire, England
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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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Site of the former station in 2013 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wakefield, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.66536°N 1.45816°W | ||||
| 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]
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