Site of Crofton station, 1988
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Site of Crofton station, 1988
Image: © Ben Brooksbank Taken: 8 Jun 1988
View westward, towards Wakefield: ex-L&Y line from Goole via Knottingly and Pontefract. The line branching off is a goods line to Oakenshaw Junction on the Midland main line south of Normanton. The station was closed from 30/11/31, to goods from 5/10/52: the Wakefield - Goole passenger service by this route ceased from 2/1/67.
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53.666804
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