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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.〔Pixton, B., (2000) ''North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route,'' Runpast Publishing〕 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.〔Pixton, B., (2000) ''North Midland: Portrait of a Famous Route,'' Cheltenham: Runpast Publishing〕 ==History== Opened by the Midland Railway on 1 September 1870, and originally named ''Altofts and Whitwood'', it became part of the London, Midland and Scottish Railway during the Grouping of 1923. The line then passed on to the Eastern Region of British Railways on nationalisation in 1948. When Sectorisation was introduced in the 1980s, the station was served by Regional Railways under arrangements with the WYPTE METRO. The name was simplified to ''Altofts'' on 4 May 1970 and the station closed on 14 May 1990,〔 the last day of service being 12 May 1990. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Altofts railway station」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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