Lofthouse and Outwood railway station served the Outwood area of

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. It was opened by the Methley Joint Railway in 1869, 1876 and closed in 1957. Here the line from Lofthouse Junction on the line between Cutsyke and Methley of the

Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) was a major History of rail transport in Great Britain, British railway company before the Railways Act 1921, 1923 Grouping. It was Incorporation (business)#Incorporation in the United Kingdom, incorpo ...

joined the GNR line between Leeds and Wakefield in a triangular junction, of which the station formed the southern corner. It was situated south of

Outwood railway station Outwood railway station is situated in the Outwood, West Yorkshire, Outwood district of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. Outwood is the first stop on the Wakefield Line after Leeds railway station, Leeds for trains going towards Wakefiel ...

which was opened in 1988 and south of the bridge of Lingwell Gate Lane.

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Disused railway stations in Wakefield Former Methley Joint Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1869 Railway stations in Great Britain closed in 1958 {{Yorkshire-Humber-railstation-stub