Wakefield Westgate Railway Station

Wakefield Westgate Railway Station is the mainline railway station for the city of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on the western edge of the main city centre, on the opposite side from Wakefield's other station, Kirkgate Railway station in Kirkgate Wakefield .

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Services

The station is managed by GNER, whose services run south, from platform 1, to Doncaster, Peterborough and London King's cross and north, from platform 2, to Leeds and Bradford Forster Square.

There is generally an hourly (half-hourly during peak times) service from Wakefield to London which takes approximately just over 2 hours for the 175 mile (283km) journey. The service is well used by people from the Wakefield district for travel to the capital.

The station is also served by Virgin Trains, Northern Rail and Midland Mainline. Virgin Trains operate their Cross Country services to Newcastle, Edinburgh and Glasgow in the north and services to Birmingham, Bournemouth and the South West of England.

Northern Rail operate services north to Leeds and south to Doncaster and Sheffield as part of the Wakefield Line and services to Selby via Wakefield Kirkgate, Huddersfield, Halifax, Bradford Interchange and Leeds. During evenings, there are also trains as part of the Pontefract Line towards Knottingley which go via Wakefield Kirkgate.

Midland Mainline services from Leeds to London St Pancras via either Derby or Nottingham call at Wakefield Westgate. However there are only up to three departures per day (all early morning) from Leeds and up to four late afternoon/evening return trips from St Pancras. This is principally because the main maintenance depot for the Midland Mainline HST power cars is the Maintrain depot at Neville Hill in Leeds.

This provides a limited but useful service between West Yorkshire and the East Midlands. Midland Mainline had serious plans for a regular service between St Pancras and Leeds via Nottingham and the Erewash Valley but these were rejected by the (then) Strategic Rail Authority.

Facilities

The station is manned, with an information kiosk, ticket office, and a shop. Vending machines sell snacks and drinks on the station platform. There is a taxi waiting point outside the station, and a cashpoint.

History and Regeneration

The station originally opened in 1867 but was rebuilt in the 1960s. Opened after the original Kirkgate station, Westgate has become the main station in the city.

There are plans to regenerate the entire Westgate area of Wakefield, with the station being moved back down the line to allow for longer platforms to enable two trains to use the platforms at once.

This means that express trains will be able to pull into the station as local trains terminate or stop, enhancing the passenger capabilities and train numbers the station can manage. Half of the old goods yard is to be purchased for private railway heritage whilst the other half is to see a station hotel, a small number of restaurants and new housing.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Doncaster		GNER East Coast Main Line		Leeds
Sheffield or Doncaster		Virgin Cross Country Route		Leeds
Meadowhall or Doncaster		Midland Mainline		Leeds
Sandall and Agbrigg		Northern Rail Wakefield Line		Outwood
terminus		Northern Rail Huddersfield Line		Wakefield Kirkgate

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