Wakefield Kirkgate Railway Station

WKFLDKG WKK | 8584

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Wakefield Kirkgate station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Wakefield within the Yorkshire and The Humber area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 116,432 journeys were made between Wakefield Kirkgate and Leeds—that's 22% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Wakefield Kirkgate peaked during 2016-17 with 539,478 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 23% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 99% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Wakefield Kirkgate table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	685
1998-99	1,438
1999-00	1,264
2000-01	1,280
2001-02	527
2002-03	611
2003-04
2004-05	372
2005-06	564
2006-07	769
2007-08	360,356
2008-09	465,978
2009-10	529,972
2010-11	491,362
2011-12	448,868
2012-13	488,289
2013-14	508,015
2014-15	527,522
2015-16	534,932
2016-17	539,478
2017-18	525,778
2018-19	524,960
2019-20	511,034
2020-21	115,154
2021-22	380,004
2022-23	507,772
2023-24	539,240
2024-25