Leeds railway station

Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City) serves the city centre of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square, at the foot of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel. It is one of 20 stations managed by Network Rail.

Leeds is an important hub on the British railway network, being a principal stop on the following lines:

• The terminus of the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line, on which London North Eastern Railway provides high speed inter-city services to London King's Cross every half hour
• The Cross Country Route between Scotland, the Midlands and South West England connecting to Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids, Plymouth and Penzance.
• The trans-Pennine Huddersfield line, with inter-city services to major destinations throughout Northern England, including Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, York and Newcastle.
• The terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle–Carlisle line to Carlisle.

Leeds is also a major hub for local and regional destinations across Yorkshire, including Harrogate, York, Scarborough, Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield. The station lies at the heart of the West Yorkshire Metro commuter network for West Yorkshire providing services to Bradford Interchange, Wakefield Kirkgate, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Halifax.

With 24.9 million passenger entries and exits between April 2023 and March 2024, Leeds is the second busiest railway station in Northern England, after Manchester Piccadilly, and is the fourth-busiest in the United Kingdom outside London.