Fitzwilliam railway station is in the small village of Fitzwilliam, West Yorkshire, England. It is also the closest station to the nearby town of Hemsworth.
Fitzwilliam  | |||||
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 43112 Doncaster passing through at speed in July 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Fitzwilliam, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°37′57″N 1°22′28″W / 53.6326°N 1.3745°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE414153 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | FZW | ||||
| Fare zone | 4 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 June 1937 | Original station opened as "Fitzwilliam Halt" | ||||
| 6 November 1967 | Original station closed[1] | ||||
| 1 March 1982 | New station opened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.290 million | ||||
| Interchange |  426 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 78,978 | ||||
| Interchange | 184 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.198 million | ||||
| Interchange | 402 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.239 million | ||||
| Interchange | 833 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.243 million | ||||
| Interchange | 810 | ||||
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The station is on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern. Trains run from Fitzwilliam to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Sheffield.
The current station was opened on 1 March 1982[1] as one of series of improvements to local rail services made by the West Yorkshire PTE (Passenger Transport Executive).[2] This replaced the LNER station several hundred metres to the north, which opened as "Fitzwilliam Halt" on 1 July 1937 but fell victim to the Beeching cuts within little more than 30 years, closing on 6 November 1967.[1][3] Unlike its modern incarnation, the original station consisted of a single island platform, accessed from the adjacent road bridge.[2] The line was electrified in 1988.
Facilities
editThe station is unstaffed and has two wooden platforms, with waiting shelters on each side. There is a ticket machine in place to allow intending passengers to buy these prior to boarding or collect advance purchase tickets. A customer help point is located on platform 2 and running information is also provided by means of digital CIS displays, timetable posters and automated train announcements. Step-free access to both platforms is possible via ramps from the main road.[4]
Services
editOn Monday to Saturdays, a half-hourly service operates towards Wakefield Westgate and Leeds and an hourly service operates both to Doncaster and to Sheffield.[5]
On Sundays, the same frequency operates as during the week (since the May 2019 timetable change), but starting later in the day.
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Eastern Openings". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 128, no. 6 (No. 974). Sutton: IPC Press. 1982. p. 281. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ a b Bairstow, Martin (1982). "Metro Train". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 128, no. 7 (No. 975). Sutton: IPC Press. pp. 340–343. ISSN 0033-8923.
- ^ "Lost Railways West Yorkshire - Station Closures" Retrieved 27 April 2016
- ^ Fitzwilliam station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 24 January 2017
- ^ Table 31 National Rail timetable, December 2019
External links
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- Train times and station information for Fitzwilliam railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Northern | ||||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hemsworth | Great Northern Railway West Riding and Grimsby Railway |
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