Station details & facilities
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Ten miles south of Leeds, Wakefield Westgate Railway Station serves the area of Wakefield with regular trains on the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line, the Huddersfield Line, and the Wakefield Line. Trains from Wakefield Westgate run to London Kings Cross and Leeds every half-hour, with typical journey times to London running approximately two hours. Trains to Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Glasgow also serve the station. East Midlands operate several early morning and late afternoon trains to and from London St Pancras. Northern trains to Leeds, Doncaster, Sheffield, and Huddersfield all call at the station. Onward travel is available via taxi and bus outside the station.
Wakefield Westgate Station is manned and has an information kiosk, ticket office with booths and self-service machines, refreshment facilities, and a newsagent. Train running information is provided on digital display screens, timetable poster boards, and automated announcements. As there are lifts to both platforms, the station is fully step-free.
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12:41
Leeds To Wakefield Westgate
Northern
Plat. 1
Station Due 12:43
12:46
Plymouth To Wakefield Westgate
CrossCountry
Plat. 2
Station Due 12:49
12:54
Doncaster To Wakefield Westgate
Northern
Plat. 2
Station Due 12:57
12:57
Leeds To Wakefield Westgate
London North Eastern Railway
Plat. 1
On time
13:00
London Kings Cross To Wakefield Westgate
London North Eastern Railway
Plat. 2
On time
13:03
Leeds To Wakefield Westgate
Northern
Plat. 1
On time
13:08
Knottingley To Wakefield Westgate
Northern
Plat. 2
Station Due 13:21
13:12
Sheffield To Wakefield Westgate
Northern
Plat. 2
Station Due 13:17
13:22
Glasgow Central To Wakefield Westgate
CrossCountry
Plat. 1
On time
13:27
Leeds To Wakefield Westgate
London North Eastern Railway
Plat. 1
On time
12:42
Wakefield Westgate To Knottingley
Northern
Plat. 1
Station Leaving 12:44
12:47
Wakefield Westgate To Edinburgh
CrossCountry
Plat. 2
Station Leaving 12:50
12:55
Wakefield Westgate To Leeds
Northern
Plat. 2
Station Leaving 12:58
12:58
Wakefield Westgate To London Kings Cross
London North Eastern Railway
Plat. 1
On time
13:01
Wakefield Westgate To Leeds
London North Eastern Railway
Plat. 2
On time
13:03
Wakefield Westgate To Sheffield
Northern
Plat. 1
On time
13:08
Wakefield Westgate To Leeds
Northern
Plat. 2
Station Leaving 13:22
13:13
Wakefield Westgate To Leeds
Northern
Plat. 2
Station Leaving 13:18
13:23
Wakefield Westgate To Penzance
CrossCountry
Plat. 1
On time
13:28
Wakefield Westgate To London Kings Cross
London North Eastern Railway
Plat. 1
On time
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