List of busiest railway stations in West Yorkshire

This is a list of the busiest railway stations in West Yorkshire, between 2012 and 2023.[1] During this period, Leeds railway station has been the busiest, with Huddersfield ranked in second place.[2][3][4] By the 2022–2023 year, Leeds was the second busiest station on the United Kingdom's railway network outside London.[5]

2012–2013 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 26.2 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees First TransPennine Express 6 4.65 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 4 3.00 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield East Coast 2 2.26 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 3 2.04  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Northern Rail 2 1.91  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Northern Rail 5 1.67  million Steady
8. Keighley Keighley Bradford Northern Rail 4[b] 1.62 million Steady
9. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees First TransPennine Express 2 1.60 million Steady
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.21 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2013–2014 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 27.7 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees First TransPennine Express 6 4.81 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 4 2.99 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield East Coast 2 2.35 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 3 2.04  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Northern Rail 2 1.91  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Northern Rail 5 1.73  million Steady
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees First TransPennine Express 2 1.67 million Increase1
9. Keighley Keighley Bradford Northern Rail 4[b] 1.63 million Decrease1
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.25 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2014–2015 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 28.8 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees First TransPennine Express 6 4.99 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 4 2.92 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield East Coast 2 2.48 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 3 2.08  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Northern Rail 2 1.93  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Northern Rail 5 1.77  million Steady
8. Keighley Keighley Bradford Northern Rail 4[b] 1.72 million Increase1
9. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees First TransPennine Express 2 1.69 million Decrease1
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.29 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2015–2016 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 29.7 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees First TransPennine Express 6 5.04 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 4 2.99 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield Virgin Trains East Coast 2 2.51 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Northern Rail 3 2.11  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Northern Rail 2 1.98  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Northern Rail 5 1.73  million Steady
8. Keighley Keighley Bradford Northern Rail 4[b] 1.70 million Steady
9. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees First TransPennine Express 2 1.69 million Steady
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.30 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2016–2017 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 30.9 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 5.09 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 2.97 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield Virgin Trains East Coast 2 2.54 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 2.11  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.99  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.74  million Steady
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.73 million Increase1
9. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[b] 1.70 million Decrease1
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.35 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2017–2018 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 31.1 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 5.10 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 2.76 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield Virgin Trains East Coast 2 2.47 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 2.02  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.94  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.71  million Steady
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.69 million Steady
9. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[b] 1.66 million Steady
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.33 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2018–2019 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 30.8 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 4.89 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 2.60 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 2.47 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 1.99  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.84  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.70  million Steady
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.66 million Steady
9. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[b] 1.62 million Steady
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.34 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2019–2020 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 31.0 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 4.76 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 2.67 million Steady
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 2.40 million Steady
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 1.94  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.91  million Steady
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.66  million Steady
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.62 million Steady
9. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[b] 1.57 million Steady
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.32 million Steady
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2020–2021 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage[b] Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 5.85 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 1.02 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 0.66 million Steady
4. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 0.61  million Decrease1
5. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 0.54 million Decrease1
6. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[c] 0.52 million Increase3
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 0.45  million Steady
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 0.43 million Steady
9. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 0.40 million Increase1
10. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 0.36  million Decrease4
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ Passenger usage numbers decrease due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
  3. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2021–2022 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage[b] Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 19.2 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 3.04 million Steady
3. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 1.78 million Increase2
4. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 1.76 million Decrease1
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 1.30  million Decrease1
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.16  million Increase4
7. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[c] 1.15 million Decrease1
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.06 million Steady
9. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.01  million Decrease2
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 0.93 million Decrease1
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ Passenger usage numbers still recovering after COVID-19
  3. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2022–2023 statistics

Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage Rank
change
1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 23.9 million Steady
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 3.02 million Steady
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 2.22 million Increase1
4. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 1.93 million Decrease1
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 1.43  million Steady
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.41  million Steady
7. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[b] 1.29 million Steady
8. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.11 million Increase2
9. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.10  million Steady
10. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.03 million Decrease2
  1. ^ Operator during period of station usage
  2. ^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

See also

References

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  2. ^ Lowson, Rob (5 December 2014). "Five million passengers used Bradford city centre's two rail stations last year, new figures reveal". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  3. ^ Parsons, Rob (1 December 2020). "These were the busiest Yorkshire railway stations in the run-up to the pandemic". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  4. ^ Jacob, Liana (30 November 2022). "Leeds station: The history of the West Yorkshire railway station including aftermath of Leeds Blitz and the progression of rail transport in the city since the 18th century". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
  5. ^ McClure, Abbey (15 December 2023). "Leeds Station: The busiest stations in the UK and where Leeds ranks as passenger numbers unveiled". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 19 January 2024.