Wakefield bus station

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General information
LocationUnion Street, Wakefield
Wakefield (borough)
Coordinates 53°41′10″N1°29′49″W / 53.686°N 1.497°W / 53.686; -1.497
Operated by Arriva Yorkshire
Bus routes59, 59A, 96, 96B, 96C, 97, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 105, 106, 107, 110, 111, 116, 118, 120, 120A, 122, 126, 147, 148, 149, 174, 175, 186, 189, 195, 195A, 196, 212, 231, 232, 232S, 268, 425, 444, 446, 485, 496, SW1, TK1, TK2, WF1, X1, WCB
Bus stands24
Bus operators
Connections
History
Opened25 September 2001

Wakefield Bus Station serves the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and operated by Arriva Yorkshire. It is situated at next to Marsh Way A61 and the city's new market and can be accessed from both Marsh Way and Union Street. It reopened on 25 September 2001 after being rebuilt with a main passenger concourse and 24 bus stands.

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Facilities

The bus station has 24 stances. [1]

Services

The main operators at the bus station are Arriva Yorkshire, Team Pennine, Stagecoach Yorkshire and National Express coach services also running nationwide from Wakefield.

Buses run from the bus station around the Wakefield area and to the nearby towns and cities of Barnsley, Dewsbury, Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield and Holmfirth.

The Wakefield freecitybus, operated by Tetley's connects the bus station with both the Wakefield Westgate and Kirkgate railway stations, as well as The Ridings Centre.

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References

  1. "Wakefield Bus Station". West Yorkshire Metro. Retrieved 29 July 2021.