Wakefield Westgate station
At a glance
Parking
Multi-story Car Park - Mulberry Wy, Wakefield WF1 2QN
900 spaces, from £0.70 for 1 hour.
Toilets
Toilets are located on Platform 1 an din the waiting room on Platform 2.
Transport links
Taxis and accessible taxis available.
Help Points
On main concourse.
Shops
Various coffee shops, food and retail outlets available for refereshments and shopping.
Opening times
Travel Centre
Mon-Fri - 06:00-19:00
Sat - 07:00-19:00
Sun - 09:00-16:00
Station Services
Facilities
Car Parking
Multi Storey Car Park
Accessible spaces - 19
Charges
Per Hour: £0.70
Per Day: £11.50
Weekly: £46.00
Monthly: £122.50
Annual: £1,925.00
Forecourt
Charges
Per Hour: £2.00
Cafe/Bar
Coffee shop and various food outlets available for refreshments
Taxi Rank
Wakefield Westgate is a large station with taxis usually available on a rank. Advance booking is not normally necessary or even possible, unless arriving early in the morning or late at night. Operators who accept bookings include Fleet 01924 379615.
Waiting Room
Opening hours
- Monday - Friday
- 06:00 - 21:00
- Saturday
- 06:00 - 21:00
- Sunday
- 08:30 - 21:00
First Class Lounge
Opening hours
- Monday - Friday
- 06:00 - 21:00
- Saturday
- 06:00 - 20:30
- Sunday
- 08:15 - 20:00
Located
Behind gateline. Adjacent to Station Management Centre.
Assistance dogs and other well behaved dogs on leads will be permitted in all LNER First Class Lounges
Tickets Accepted
- Fully inter-available First Class Season Ticket (i.e. tickets not specific to one train company)
- Any First Class Anytime ticket valid for travel on the LNER route
- Any LNER First Class packages
- First Advance (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
- LNER First Class Reader Offer (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
- LNER First Class Flat Fare (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
- LNER Self Print First Class Upgrade voucher (routed LNER/LNER & connections)
- Inclusive Tour Tickets
- Weekend First
Restricted tickets
- All First Class tickets valid only on other train operators, including Caledonian Sleepers.
Facilities
TV, newspapers
Refreshment
Complimentary: tea/coffee/hot chocolate/orange juice/water/ biscuits
Wi-Fi
Yes
Showers
No
Staff Help Available
Opening hours
- Monday - Friday
- 05:00 - 23:59
- Saturday
- 05:00 - 23:59
- Sunday
- 08:30 - 23:59
When arriving for booked or turn-up-and-go assistance, the meeting point is the Customer Information Point, located on the main concourse. Staff are available to provide Passenger Assist at all times that trains are operating for customers who have booked or who travel as turn-up-and-go. Assistance is available both to board/alight trains and also navigating around the station.
Accessibility
Step Free Access
This station has step free access to all platforms.
This station is a category A station according to the Office of Rail and Road station classification system https://www.orr.gov.uk/media/10955.
Lift access between Platforms 1 & 2.
Wakefield has two RNIB 'Maps for All' - located on the paved area outside the main entrance and inside the entrance from the short stay car park.
Staff can deploy station ramps at all times when trains are operating through this station to help customers who need step-free access board any train at this station. Where in circumstances beyond our control station staff are not available, on train staff can deploy the on board ramp if necessary.