Wakefield Westgate Railway Station

WKFLDWG WKF | 8591

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Wakefield Westgate station is managed by London North Eastern Railway and is located in Wakefield within the Yorkshire and The Humber area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 722,476 journeys were made between Wakefield Westgate and Leeds—that's 35% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Wakefield Westgate peaked during 2016-17 with 2,540,890 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 80% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Wakefield Westgate table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	1,379,896
1998-99	1,482,005
1999-00	1,563,925
2000-01	1,478,230
2001-02	1,363,849
2002-03	1,451,587
2003-04
2004-05	1,760,373
2005-06	1,846,988
2006-07	1,877,981
2007-08	1,610,947
2008-09	2,017,854
2009-10	1,866,320
2010-11	2,148,410
2011-12	2,287,990
2012-13	2,266,915
2013-14	2,358,493
2014-15	2,484,582
2015-16	2,519,480
2016-17	2,540,890
2017-18	2,476,370
2018-19	2,472,506
2019-20	2,406,928
2020-21	542,368
2021-22	1,789,788
2022-23	1,937,112
2023-24	2,057,144
2024-25