Wakefield Kirkgate railway station

Wakefield Kirkgate
Entrance to the railway station in July 2018
General information
LocationWakefield, City of Wakefield
England
Coordinates53°40′44″N 1°29′17″W / 53.679°N 1.488°W / 53.679; -1.488
Grid referenceSE339204
Managed byNorthern
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms3
Tracks4
Other information
Station codeWKK
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened5 October 1840
Original companyManchester and Leeds Railway
Pre-groupingLancashire and Yorkshire Railway
Post-groupingLondon, Midland and Scottish Railway
Key dates
5 October 1840Station 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
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.