Wakefield Kirkgate railway station
Station entrance, July 2018 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Wakefield, City of Wakefield, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°40′44″N 1°29′17″W / 53.679°N 1.488°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE339204 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Tracks | 4 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | WKK | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 5 October 1840 | ||||
| Original company | Manchester and Leeds Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London, Midland and Scottish Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 5 October 1840 | Station opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 0.115 million | ||||
| Interchange | 37,859 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.380 million | ||||
| Interchange | 88,600 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.508 million | ||||
| Interchange | 82,663 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.539 million | ||||
| Interchange | 120,984 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.612 million | ||||
| Interchange | 209,305 | ||||
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Wakefield Kirkgate is one of two railway stations in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Unlike nearby Wakefield Westgate, Kirkgate is unstaffed. It is managed by Northern Trains, but also served by Grand Central and TransPennine Express. The station is on the Hallam, Calder Valley, Pontefract and Huddersfield lines, with a limited number of services to London King's Cross.