Normanton railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Normanton | ||
| Local authority | City of Wakefield | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | NOR | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.113 million | ||
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| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Normanton. | |||
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Normanton railway station serves the town of Normanton in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Hallam Line, operated by Northern Rail and is 14 miles (22km) south east of Leeds railway station.
The original station was opened by the North Midland Railway in 1840 and provided a junction with the York and North Midland Railway and the Manchester and Leeds Railway.
Normanton is an example of an island platform station.
[edit] Services
There is an hourly service from Normanton to Leeds and to Sheffield via Wakefield Kirkgate. Sundays it is a two-hourly service each way.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Normanton railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Normanton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Wakefield Kirkgate | Northern Rail Hallam Line |
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