Wakefield Kirkgate railway station

Wakefield Kirkgate
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 / 53.679; -1.488
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
2018/19	0.525 million
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
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.^[1] 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.