The Wakefield line is a railway line and service in the West Yorkshire Metro and South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive areas of northern England. The Wakefield line is coloured yellow on maps and publications by West Yorkshire Metro. The line was electrified in 1989,between Leeds &Wakefield Westgate,as part of the programme to electrify the East Coast Main Line.
The Dearne Valley line is the name given to a railway line in the north of England running from York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill and Moorthorpe. The route was built over several years and consists of lines built by several railway companies.
Wakefield Kirkgate railway station is a railway station in Wakefield,West Yorkshire,England. Unlike the nearby Wakefield Westgate railway station,Kirkgate is unstaffed. The station is managed by Northern but also served by Grand Central and TransPennine Express. It is on the Hallam,Calder Valley,Pontefract and Huddersfield lines. It has a limited number of services to London King's Cross.
Wakefield Westgate railway station is a mainline railway station in Wakefield,West Yorkshire,England. It is 10 miles (16 km) south of Leeds to the west of the city centre,on the Wakefield Line and Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line.
Swinton railway station is a railway station in Swinton,South Yorkshire,England. It has three platforms and a small bus station,and lies at the junction of the former North Midland Railway main line between Rotherham Masborough and Leeds via Cudworth and the former South Yorkshire Railway line to Doncaster.
Chapeltown railway station,originally known as Chapeltown South,is a railway station serves the Sheffield suburb of Chapeltown in South Yorkshire,England. The station is 7.25 miles (12 km) north of Sheffield on the Hallam and Penistone Lines. As you enter the station on the Asda side you can see the old platforms.
Barnsley Interchange is a combined rail and bus station in the centre of Barnsley,South Yorkshire. It was first opened in 1850 as Barnsley Exchange railway station and is 16 miles (26 km) north of Sheffield. It is on the Hallam and Penistone Lines,both operated by Northern Trains. On 20 May 2007,the new bus station and refurbished railway station were officially opened by Travel South Yorkshire,with the combined facility renamed to Barnsley Interchange.
Bolton-upon-Dearne railway station serves the village of Bolton upon Dearne in South Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Wakefield Line 13 miles (21 km) north of Sheffield railway station.
Goldthorpe railway station serves the village of Goldthorpe,in South Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Wakefield Line 14.25 miles (23 km) north of Sheffield railway station. It was opened in May 1988.
Moorthorpe railway station serves the village of Moorthorpe and town of South Kirkby in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Wakefield Line and the Dearne Valley Line,18+1⁄4 miles (29.4 km) north of Sheffield and is served by Northern Trains.
Sandal and Agbrigg railway station serves the Wakefield suburbs of Sandal and Agbrigg in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Wakefield Line and is operated by Northern Trains.
South Elmsall railway station serves the town of South Elmsall in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern 8+3⁄4 miles (14.1 km) northwest of Doncaster and was opened in 1866.
Adwick railway station serves the communities of Adwick le Street and Carcroft,in the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster,South Yorkshire,England. Located on the line linking Leeds to Doncaster via Wakefield,immediately south-east of the point where it passes beneath Church Lane,the present station is the second to serve Adwick:the first,the main building of which still stands,lay on the other side of the present road bridge.
Bentley railway station is a railway station that serves Bentley,South Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Wakefield Line and is managed by Northern,who also provide all the passenger trains serving it. It was opened on 27 April 1992 by British Rail with financial assistance from the South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive. An earlier wooden halt,Bentley Crossing,built by the West Riding and Grimsby Railway,had previously existed at the same location but was closed by 1943.
Castleford railway station serves the town of Castleford in West Yorkshire. It lies on the Hallam and Pontefract lines,11 miles (18 km) south-east of Leeds.
Woodlesford railway station serves a suburban village of Woodlesford and a town of Rothwell in West Yorkshire,England. It lies on the Hallam Line and the Pontefract Line,6 miles (9.7 km) south of Leeds.
Pontefract Monkhill railway station is the busiest station in the market town of Pontefract in West Yorkshire,England. The station is on the Pontefract Line managed by Northern but is also served by Grand Central and is 14 miles (23 km) south east of Leeds.
Church Fenton railway station serves the village of Church Fenton in North Yorkshire,England. It is situated where the Cross Country Route from Leeds to York meets the Dearne Valley line from Sheffield to York,just under 10.75 miles (17 km) from York.
Sherburn-in-Elmet railway station serves the town of Sherburn in Elmet in North Yorkshire,England. The station is located approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) from the town centre.
Pontefract Baghill railway station is one of the three railway stations that serve the market town of Pontefract in West Yorkshire,England. The other stations,Monkhill and Tanshelf,both lie on the Pontefract line,while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley line 21+1⁄4 miles (34 km) south of York towards Sheffield.
66,616
17,592
