Crofton railway station

Crofton
Site of the former station in January 2020
General information
Location	Crofton, City of Wakefield England
Coordinates	53°40′00″N 1°26′28″W / 53.6668°N 1.4410°W / 53.6668; -1.4410
Grid reference	SE369190
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
1 November 1853[1]	Station opened
30 November 1931 (1931-11-30)[2]	Station closed

Crofton Station was the smaller of two stations serving Crofton (with the other being Hare Park & Crofton). 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 Wakefield Kirkgate, towards Pontefract Tanshelf.

In 2001, Bombardier Transportation opened Crofton TMD, a traction maintenance depot, on the former station site.