Wakefield Kirkgate train station
You can reach 49 stations directly from Wakefield Kirkgate on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Leeds, with 129 trains a day.
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Address: Monk Street, Wakefield, WF1 4EL
Wakefield Kirkgate is the nearest station for postcodes in WF90. Check your own postcode.
- 49 direct destinations
- 782nd busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 43 parking spaces
- 3 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Wakefield Kirkgate
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leeds | 129 | 129 | 58 |
| Barnsley Interchange | 99 | 98 | 43 |
| Meadowhall Interchange | 99 | 98 | 43 |
| Normanton | 74 | 76 | 43 |
| Sheffield | 99 | 98 | 43 |
| Castleford | 69 | 71 | 41 |
| York | 33 | 35 | 26 |
| Alfreton | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| Chesterfield | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Dronfield | 32 | 32 | 25 |
| Ilkeston | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Langley Mill | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Nottingham | 30 | 30 | 25 |
| Pontefract Monkhill | 39 | 38 | 19 |
| Darton | 38 | 37 | 17 |
| Chapeltown | 38 | 37 | 16 |
| Elsecar | 38 | 37 | 16 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 33 | 33 | 16 |
| Wombwell | 38 | 37 | 16 |
| Featherstone | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Knottingley | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Pontefract Tanshelf | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Streethouse | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Woodlesford | 37 | 37 | 15 |
| Bradford Interchange | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Doncaster | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| London King's Cross | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Halifax | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| Appleby | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Armathwaite | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bingley | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Carlisle | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dent | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Greenfield | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| Garsdale | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Horton-in-Ribblesdale | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Hellifield | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Huddersfield | 34 | 2 | 2 |
| Keighley | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirkby Stephen | 0 | 0 | 2 |
and 15 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Wakefield Kirkgate station is
611,788 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 782nd busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 209,305 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Wakefield Kirkgate and Leeds than any other pair: 71,172 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Nearest other stations
- Wakefield Westgate 0.7 miles
- Sandal and Agbrigg 1.1 miles
- Outwood 2.7 miles
- Normanton 3.1 miles
- Streethouse 3.7 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Wakefield Kirkgate, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Oakenshaw · 1.5 miles
- Alverthorpe · 1.7 miles
- Sandal and Walton · 2.1 miles
- Crofton · 2.1 miles
- Horbury Junction · 2.2 miles
- Horbury Millfield Road · 2.8 miles
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Facilities at Wakefield Kirkgate station
Wakefield Kirkgate is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
Waiting room
Parking at Wakefield Kirkgate station
- Carpark is now open as of 29th August 2015 43 spaces, 6 accessible
£3.30 a day, £13.20 a week
Cycle parking: 6 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 27 August 2026.
Getting to Wakefield Kirkgate station
Wakefield Kirkgate station is in Wakefield, Yorkshire and The Humber, and is run by Northern Trains.
The nearest motorway junction is M1 J39 (Durkar Interchange), 2.3 miles south-west.
3 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Hepworth B Kirkgate Stn.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Wakefield Kirkgate station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from