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Located in West Yorkshire not far from Leeds, Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station serves the city of Wakefield with regular Northern and Grand Central services operating on the Hallam, Pontefract, and Huddersfield Lines. On an hourly basis, trains from Wakefield Kirkgate run thrice an hour to Leeds and once to Sheffield, once to Knottingley Railway Station, and to Leeds and Nottingham each. Four trains daily operate on the Bradford Interchange-Kings Cross Line. Northbound Northern services depart platform 1, southbound on platform 2, and north-eastbound services by Northern and Kings Cross trains on platform 3. 

 

Unlike its sister-station, Wakefield Kirkgate is unstaffed. Cycle storage and a station car park are available at the station, but there are no ticketing provisions for customer use. There is CCTV for customer security, and refreshment facilities are available on the platforms. All platforms have waiting shelters with seating available. There is step-free access to all platforms due to ramps. (153 words) 

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Departures and arrivals from Wakefield Kirkgate

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Departing toTrainTimePlatformStatus
to SheffieldNorthern21:542On time
to LeedsNorthern21:551On time
to SheffieldNorthern22:022On time
to LeedsNorthern22:103On time
to LeedsNorthern22:551On time
Arriving fromTrainTimePlatformStatus
from LeedsNorthern21:542On time
from NottinghamNorthern21:551On time
from LeedsNorthern22:012On time
from Pontefract MonkhillNorthern22:093On time
from NottinghamNorthern22:551On time
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