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Wakefield Westgate station

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Location

Mulberry Wy

Wakefield

WF1 2QN

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

Toilets

Cash Machines

Baby Changing

Car Parking

Multi Storey Car Park

Spaces - 900

Accessible spaces - 19

Charges

Rate per hour £0.90

Rate per day £11.50

Rate on Saturday £6.75

Rate on Sunday £6.75

Rate per week £46.00

Rate per month £122.50

Rate per year £1925.00

Short Stay 30-60 mins - £0.90

Going away for a long weekend? Park from 06:00 on Friday until 23:59 on Monday for just £17.

Forecourt

Charges
Per Hour: £2.00

Seated Area

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.

Self-Service Fastticket

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

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

Induction Loop

Wheelchairs Available

Accessible Ticket Machines

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.

Impaired Mobility Set Down

Ramp For Train Access