Crofton | |
Status: | Disused |
Borough: | Crofton, City of Wakefield |
Country: | England |
Coordinates: | 53.6668°N -1.441°W |
Grid Name: | Grid reference |
Original: | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway |
Pregroup: | London and North Western Railway |
Postgroup: | London, Midland and Scottish Railway |
Years1: | 1 November 1853[1] |
Events1: | Station opened |
Events2: | Station closed |
Years2: | [2] |
Crofton Station was the smaller of two stations serving Crofton (with the other being). It was next to Doncaster Road, on the current Pontefract Line, behind the Crofton Arms Public House.
The station was demolished in the 1960s, yet the remains of the old station house in its current derelict form can be seen from the A638, or on passing trains from, towards .
In 2001, Bombardier Transportation opened Crofton TMD, a traction maintenance depot, on the former station site.