Oakenshaw railway station

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.

Oakenshaw
Site of the former station in 2013
LocationWakefield, City of Wakefield
England
Coordinates53.66536°N 1.45816°W / 53.66536; -1.45816
Grid referenceSE359189
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Midland Railway
Pre-groupingMidland Railway
Key dates
1 July 1840Station opened as Wakefield
1 March 1841Renamed Oakenshaw for Wakefield
by 1 December 1848renamed Oakenshaw (Wakefield)
1 July 1861renamed Oakenshaw
1 June 1870Station closed[1]
A Railway Clearing House map of lines around Oakenshaw and Wakefield in 1912

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]

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Allen, R. (1842), The North Midland Railway Guide, Nottingham: R. Allen
  3. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing
Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Sandal and Walton
Line exists; station closed
  Midland Railway
North Midland Railway
  Normanton
Line closed; station open


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