Fitzwilliam railway station
Fitzwilliam 
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| Location | |
| Place | Fitzwilliam |
| Local authority | City of Wakefield |
| Coordinates | 53°37′57″N 1°22′28″W / 53.6326°N 1.3745°WCoordinates: 53°37′57″N 1°22′28″W / 53.6326°N 1.3745°W |
| Grid reference | SE414153 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FZW |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.201 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.230 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.256 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.279 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.293 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 4 |
| History | |
| 1 March 1982 | Opened |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Fitzwilliam from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Fitzwilliam railway station is in the village of Fitzwilliam near Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
The station is on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern. Trains operate from Fitzwilliam to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate, Doncaster and Sheffield.
The station opened on 1 March 1982 - there had previously been a station of the same name situated a short distance further north that had been opened by the LNER in 1937, but this closed in November 1967. The line was electrified in 1989.
The station is unstaffed and has two wooden platforms, with waiting shelters on each side. There is a ticket machine in place to allow intending passengers to buy these prior to boarding or collect advance purchase tickets. A customer help point is located on platform 2 and running information is also provided by means of digital CIS displays, timetable posters and automated train announcements. Step-free access to both platforms is possible via ramps from the main road.
On Monday to Saturdays, a half-hourly service operates towards Wakefield Westgate and Leeds and an hourly service operates both to Doncaster and to Sheffield.
On Sundays, an hourly service operates to Wakefield Westgate and Leeds and a two-hourly service to Doncaster and Sheffield respectively.
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