Moorthorpe railway station
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| Moorthorpe | |||
| Location | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place | South Kirkby | ||
| Local authority | City of Wakefield | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | MRP | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.146 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 5 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Moorthorpe. | |||
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Moorthorpe railway station serves Moorthorpe near South Kirkby near Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Dearne Valley Line and the Wakefield Line both operated by Northern Rail.
Monday to Saturdays, an hourly service operates from Moorthorpe to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and to Sheffield. Sundays the service is two-hourly in both directions.
Two services daily operate on the Dearne Valley line to York and Sheffield.
The station is less than a mile away from South Elmsall railway station which means the South Kirkby/South Elmsall area has a half hourly service (hourly Sundays) to Leeds.
- Train times and station information for Moorthorpe railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Moorthorpe railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thurnscoe | Northern Rail Wakefield Line |
Fitzwilliam | ||
| Swinton | Northern Rail Dearne Valley Line |
Pontefract Baghill | ||