Crofton railway station
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Crofton | |
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![]() Site of the former station in January 2020 | |
General information | |
Location | Crofton, City of Wakefield England |
Coordinates | 53°40′00″N 1°26′28″W / 53.6668°N 1.4410°W |
Grid reference | SE369190 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and North Western Railway |
Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Key dates | |
1 November 1853[1] | Station opened |
30 November 1931[2] | Station closed |
Crofton Station was the smaller of two stations serving Crofton (with the other being Hare Park & Crofton). It was next to Doncaster Road, on the current Pontefract Line, behind the Crofton Arms Public House.
The station was demolished in the 1960s, yet the remains of the old station house in its current derelict form can be seen from the A638, or on passing trains from Wakefield Kirkgate, towards Pontefract Tanshelf.
In 2001, Bombardier Transportation opened Crofton TMD, a traction maintenance depot, on the former station site.
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/Cutsyke%2C_Crofton%2C_Normanton%2C_Altofts%2C_Methley%2C_Lofthouse%2C_Oakenshaw_%26_Wakefield_RJD_52.jpg/220px-Cutsyke%2C_Crofton%2C_Normanton%2C_Altofts%2C_Methley%2C_Lofthouse%2C_Oakenshaw_%26_Wakefield_RJD_52.jpg)
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Wakefield Kirkgate | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Sharlston |
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 146
- ^ "Station Closures". Retrieved 16 April 2021.
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