Wakefield

This route covers the busy routes around Wakefield, West Yorkshire. This route contains the two main stations in Wakefield, Westgate and Kirkgate, as well as several surrounding stations.

Wakefield
DescriptionThis route covers the busy routes around Wakefield, West Yorkshire. This route contains the two main stations in Wakefield, Westgate and Kirkgate, as well as several surrounding stations.
Country United Kingdom
Time period2019
Train Operating CompanyNorthern, London North Eastern Railway, CrossCountry, Grand Central
Simulation difficulty6/10 stars
AuthorDaniel Gill
RepositoryWakefield
WebsiteWakefield
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Barnsley
Huddersfield
Darton
Leeds
Wakefield Westgate
Sandal & Agbrigg
Doncaster and Rotherham
Wakefield Kirkgate
Monk Bretton Redfearns
Normanton
Doncaster
Streethouse
Leeds
Woodlesford
Glasshoughton
Castleford
Pontefract
York

This route is designed to be a continuation of Daniel Gill’s Penistone Line route.

Timetable

The included timetable starts at 0700 and is based on a weekday in the December 2019 timetable.

It contains the following services:

Wakefield Services
Train Operating Company Origin Destination Frequency (tph)
Northern Castleford Huddersfield 1
Leeds Knottingley 2
Goole 2tpd
Doncaster 1
Sheffield 2
Nottingham 1
Lincoln 1
London North Eastern Railway London King's Cross 2
Grand Central Bradford Interchange 4tpd
CrossCountry Plymouth Edinburgh Waverley 1

During the included timetable, no services will use the “Towards Doncaster”, “Monk Bretton Redfearns”, “Wakefield Europort” or “Towards York” continuations. It is also recommended that you remove the automatic route generated East of Castleford, as this may cause issues for trains turning around there.

The South platform at Castleford is not currently in use.