Wakefield Westgate railway station

Wakefield Westgate
A CrossCountry Voyager train calls at Wakefield Westgate station in July 2016
General information
Location	Wakefield, City of Wakefield England
Coordinates	53°40′55″N 1°30′20″W / 53.6820°N 1.5055°W / 53.6820; -1.5055
Grid reference	SE327207
Managed by	London North Eastern Railway
Transit authority	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Platforms	2
Tracks	3
Other information
Station code	WKF
Fare zone	3
Classification	DfT category B
Key dates
1 May 1867	Station opened
Passengers
2018/19	2.473 million
2019/20	2.407 million
Interchange	98,415
2020/21	0.542 million
Interchange	18,753
2021/22	1.790 million
Interchange	90,174
2022/23	1.937 million
Interchange	105,852
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail & Road

Wakefield Westgate railway station is a mainline railway station in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It is 10 miles (16 km) south of Leeds to the west of the city centre, on the Wakefield Line and Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line.

The first Westgate station opened in 1856 a few years after the town's first station, Wakefield Kirkgate. In 1867, the station was rebuilt on the opposite side of Westgate on the main line between Leeds and Doncaster. British Rail modernised the station in 1967 when large parts of the 19th-century station were demolished and replaced with austere but functional facilities. By the 21st century, there was pressure to modernise the station and between 2009 and 2013 the station was rebuilt and modernised as a result of regeneration efforts focused upon the wider area. On 3 February 2014, the rebuilt station was officially opened.