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

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

2013–2014 statistics

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

2014–2015 statistics

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

2015–2016 statistics

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

2016–2017 statistics

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

2017–2018 statistics

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

2018–2019 statistics

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

2019–2020 statistics

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

2020–2021 statistics

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Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage[b] Rank
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1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 5.85 million  
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 1.02 million  
3. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 0.66 million  
4. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 0.61  million  1
5. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 0.54 million  1
6. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[c] 0.52 million  3
7. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 0.45  million  
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 0.43 million  
9. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 0.40 million  1
10. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 0.36  million  4
  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

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Rank Station Area served District Operator[a] Platforms Passenger usage[b] Rank
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1. Leeds Leeds Leeds Network Rail 17 19.2 million  
2. Huddersfield Huddersfield Kirklees TransPennine Express 6 3.04 million  
3. Wakefield Westgate Wakefield Wakefield London North Eastern Railway 2 1.78 million  2
4. Bradford Interchange Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 4 1.76 million  1
5. Bradford Forster Square Bradford Bradford Arriva Rail North 3 1.30  million  1
6. Halifax Halifax Calderdale Arriva Rail North 2 1.16  million  4
7. Keighley Keighley Bradford Arriva Rail North 4[c] 1.15 million  1
8. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees TransPennine Express 2 1.06 million  
9. Shipley Shipley Bradford Arriva Rail North 5 1.01  million  2
10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 0.93 million  1
  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

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

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Estimates of station usage". dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 January 2024. Table 1415 - Time series of passenger entries and exits and interchanges by station (ods)
  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.