Outwood  | |||||
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 Class 144 Pacer at Platform 2 in August 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Outwood, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°42′54″N 1°30′38″W / 53.71510°N 1.51043°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE324244 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | OUT | ||||
| Fare zone | 2 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 12 July 1988 | ||||
| Original company | Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Great Northern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1858 | Opened as Lofthouse | ||||
| July 1865 | Renamed Lofthouse and Outwood | ||||
| 13 June 1960 | Closed | ||||
| 12 July 1988 | Reopened as Outwood | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.369 million | ||||
| 2019/20 |  0.371 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 82,256 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.193 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.242 million | ||||
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Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England.
Outwood is the first stop on the Wakefield Line 7.5 miles (12 km) after Leeds for trains going towards Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Sheffield.