Sandal and Walton
Site of the former station in 2013
General information
LocationSandal and Walton, City of Wakefield
England
Coordinates53°39′02″N 1°28′11″W / 53.65063°N 1.46967°W / 53.65063; -1.46967
Grid referenceSE351172
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyMidland Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870Station opened
30 September 1951renamed Walton
12 June 1961Station closed[1]
Railway Clearing House diagram showing Sandal and Walton in 1912

Sandal and Walton railway station was opened on 1 June 1870 by the Midland Railway on its line from Derby to Leeds Wellington Station.

The station was south of Wakefield, lying between Sandal and Walton in West Yorkshire, England.

It was of typical Midland brick-built construction. In 1926 the line was quadrupled, with the new goods lines passing to the east of the two platforms. It closed on 12 June 1961.

To the north of the station a junction had been built in 1868 with a curve to meet the West Riding and Grimsby Railway jointly owned by the MS&LR and the GNR. This enabled goods services and southbound passenger trains to run from Wakefield.[2] However this service finished during the First World War.

Preceding station Historical railways Following station
Royston and Notton
Line exists; station closed
  Midland Railway
North Midland Railway
  Oakenshaw
Line exists; station closed

References

  1. Butt, R.V.J., (1995) The Directory of Railway Stations, Yeovil: Patrick Stephens
  2. Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing


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