Wakefield Kirkgate railway station
Entrance to the railway station in 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 | ||||
| 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 | |||||
| 2019/20 | 0.511 million | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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Wakefield Kirkgate railway station is a railway station in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. Unlike the nearby Wakefield Westgate railway station, Kirkgate is unstaffed. The station is managed by Northern but also served by Grand Central and TransPennine Express. It is on the Hallam, Calder Valley, Pontefract and Huddersfield lines. It has a limited number of services to London King's Cross.