Altofts | |
|---|---|
 Location of the former station in April 1995 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Altofts, City of Wakefield England |
| Coordinates | 53°42′58″N 1°24′32″W / 53.71599°N 1.40890°W |
| Grid reference | SE391245 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Midland Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Midland Railway |
| Post-grouping | London Midland and Scottish Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 1 September 1870 | Opened as Altofts and Whitwood |
| 4 May 1970 | Renamed Altofts |
| 14 May 1990 | Closed [1] |
Altofts railway station served the village of Altofts near Normanton in the English county of West Yorkshire. It was opened in 1870 as Altofts and Whitwood by the Midland Railway on its line from Derby to Leeds Wellington Station.[2] Much of the village of Altofts is in fact closer to Normanton station.
It was built on an embankment using spoil from the cutting south of Normanton. The area was in any case, prone to subsidence, resulting in speed restrictions and the need to shore up the platforms. North of the station the line crosses the Aire and Calder Navigation and the River Calder by means of a viaduct of five sixty foot arches.[3]
- ^ Butt, R. V. J. (October 1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199. OL 11956311M.
- ^ Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Runpast Publishing
- ^ Pixton, B., (2000) North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route, Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing