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Lines
editThis map represents past, present and possible future railways within the 2018 boundaries of the City of Wakefield. Currently 5 of the lines advertised by West Yorkshire Metro pass through the Wakefield area:
| Wakefield Line | Leeds to Wakefield, Doncaster and Sheffield |
| Hallam Line | Leeds to Barnsley, Sheffield and Nottingham via Normanton |
| Pontefract Line | Leeds to Castleford, Pontefract and Knottingley plus Knottingley to Wakefield via Featherstone |
| Huddersfield Line | Wakefield to Mirfield and Huddersfield via Horbury |
| Dearne Valley Line | Moorthorpe to York via Pontefract Baghill |
The Dearne Valley Line has only a limited, "Parliamentary train" service, being used mainly for freight.
The Wakefield line features local trains to both Doncaster and Sheffield plus East Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line and Cross Country Route expresses.
Prior to the Railways Act 1921, which led to the 1923 Grouping of railways in Britain, most railways in Wakefield were owned or operated by six companies.
- The North Eastern Railway, NER
- The Great Northern Railway, GNR
- The Midland Railway, MR
- The Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, LYR
- The Great Central Railway, GCR (earlier Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway, MSLR)
- The Hull and Barnsley Railway, HBR
Upon grouping, the LYR and MR joined the London Midland and Scottish Railway (LMS), while the other main players became part of the London and North Eastern Railway (LNER).
Opening dates
editThe railways featured here were opened in the years shown by the following companies (final pre-grouping owner/operator shown last where applicable):
| 1840 | North Midland Railway | Methley to Cudworth via Oakenshaw | MR |
| 1840 | York and North Midland Railway | Castleford to Methley and Normanton | NER |
| 1840 | Manchester and Leeds Railway | Normanton to Horbury and on to Manchester | LYR |
| 1848 | Wakefield, Pontefract and Goole Railway | Kirkgate to Knottingley and Goole | LYR |
| 1848 | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Knottingley to Doncaster | LYR |
| 1849 | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Methley Junction to Pontefract via Castleford Cutsyke | LYR |
| 1850 | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Horbury Junction to Barnsley | LYR |
| 1850 | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Knottingley to Burton Salmon | LYR |
| 1857 | Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway | Leeds to Wakefield via Outwood | GNR |
| 1864 | Bradford, Leeds and Halifax Junction Railway | Wakefield to Batley via Ossett | GNR |
| 1865 | Methley Joint Railway | Methley South to Lofthouse | GNR/LYR/NER |
| 1866 | West Riding and Grimsby Joint Railway | Doncaster to Wakefield Westgate plus spur to Kirkgate | GNR/GCR |
| 1870 | North Eastern Railway | Whitwood Branch | NER |
| 1879 | Leeds, Castleford and Pontefract Junction Railway | Castleford to Garforth | NER |
| 1879 | Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway | Moorthorpe to Ferrybridge | NER/MR |
| 1880 | Great Northern Railway | Ossett to Dewsbury Central | GNR |
| 1882 | Manchester, Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway | Barnsley Coal Railway from Royston to Nostell | GCR |
| 1885 | Midland Railway | Snydale Branch | MR |
| 1885 | Hull, Barnsley and West Riding Junction Railway and Dock Company | Wrangbrook Junction, Upton to Cudworth | HBR |
| 1891 | East and West Yorkshire Union Railway, E&WYUR | Robin Hood to Lofthouse | E&WYUR |
| 1894 | South Yorkshire Junction Railway | Wrangbrook Junction to Denaby Colliery, Conisbrough | HBR |
| 1902 | Hull and South Yorkshire Extension Railway | Wrangbrook Junction to Wath via Moorhouse and South Elmsall | HBR |
| 1902 | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway | Horbury and Ossett to Crigglestone | LYR |
| 1906 | Midland Railway | Royston to Dewsbury via Middletown | MR |
| 1909 | Dearne Valley Railway | Crofton to Grimethorpe | LYR |
| 1914 | Brackenhill Light Railway | Ackworth to Hemsworth Colliery | NER |
| c. 2033 | HS2 | Denaby to Woodlesford |
Notes
editSome lines may appear to kink and bend or even turn back on themselves, even though their actual routes are quite direct. Such instances are merely topological quirks. Dotted lines (LUECKE or "gap" icons) represent tracks outside the city boundary. Certain simplifications have been made for reasons of space and ease of understanding:
- In this part of industrial Yorkshire there have been many mineral branches and industrial sidings. These are largely omitted. Former tram lines in the district are not depicted.
- Lines omitted include the Lake Lock Rail Road of c. 1780 and the Aire and Calder Navigation's later, but similarly routed Stanley Railway.
- The Snydale branch also served Ackton Hall colliery near Featherstone and Sharlston colliery near Streethouse, which also had connections from the Pontefract Line.
- Certain stations shown as passenger stops were converted to handle goods only shortly after opening (e.g. Oakenshaw).
- Certain stations have had multiple names (e.g. Altofts). Others have been resited during their history (e.g. Castleford), even if only one site is shown.
- The HBR line through Moorhouse and South Elmsall is just beyond the Wakefield boundary but did serve South Elmsall and Frickley Colliery (also in South Elmsall).
- HS2 junctions are all flying junctions even if shown as flat.