Sandal and Walton railway station

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

Sandal and Walton
Site of the former station in 2013
Location	Sandal and Walton, City of Wakefield England
Coordinates	53.65063°N 1.46967°W
Grid reference	SE351172
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Midland Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 June 1870	Station opened
30 September 1951	renamed Walton
12 June 1961	Station closed[1]

Railway Clearing House diagram showing Sandal and Walton in 1912

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 2 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

External links

• Sandal and Walton station on navigable O. S. map