Wakefield line

Wakefield line
A Northern electric service from Leeds to Doncaster at Outwood
Overview
OwnerNetwork Rail
Locale
Termini
Technical
Track gauge4 ft 8+12 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge
Route map

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The Wakefield line is a railway line and service in the West Yorkshire Metro and South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive areas of northern England. The Wakefield line is coloured yellow on maps and publications by West Yorkshire Metro.[1] The line was electrified in 1989, between Leeds & Wakefield Westgate, as part of the programme to electrify the East Coast Main Line.[2][3]

The service connects Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster with the section of the line between Leeds and Doncaster forming part of the East Coast Main Line.[4] The local stopping service is operated by Northern with services between Leeds, Wakefield and either Doncaster or Sheffield. Inter-city operators are London North Eastern Railway, East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry who provide services from Leeds to London and the South of England.

Some sections of the line are shared with the Huddersfield (orange) and Pontefract lines (light blue).

West Yorkshire "Metrocards" are available for all trains as far as South Elmsall on the Doncaster section of the line and to Moorthorpe on the Sheffield section.[5]

  1. ^ "Rail network map Metro". wymetro.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.[dead link]
  2. ^ "Leeds West". www.lostrailwayswestyorkshire.co.uk. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  3. ^ "Intercity 225: Fastest in the fleet". BBC. 17 October 2000. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  4. ^ "Moving ahead – Route Plan G East Coast" (PDF). Network Rail. NR. 2010. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 September 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  5. ^ "MetroCard – bus travel with rail zones 2–5". www.wymetro.com. Retrieved 18 January 2016.