The 10 busiest railway stations in Yorkshire
1 Leeds West Yorkshire
30,838,544 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
Leeds station at New Station Street is a major rail hub for inter-city, regional express and local services. In recent years the station has seen both increasing commuter use and also an increase in passengers having to travel into Leeds and out again through lack of frequency or speed of more direct services to other destinations. Leeds is the UK's third busiest railway station outside London.
The station is managed by Network Rail. Operators running services from Leeds are LNER, Cross Country, Transpennine Express, Northern, (East Midlands Railway)
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2 York City of York
9,990,538 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
The present York station at Station Road layed claim to being the largest station in the world at the time it opened in 1877. The station is on the East Coast main line between London King's Cross, North East England and Scotland, with services also towards the Midlands and South West England, expresses towards
The station is managed by LNER. Operators running services from York are LNER, Cross Country, Grand Central, TransPennine Express and Northern.
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3 Sheffield South Yorkshire
9,907,724 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
Sheffield railway station at Sheaf Square offers inter-city, regional express and local services. The station is situated on routes from Yorkshire towards the East and West Midlands and South West England. London St Pancras can be reached on a route via the East Midlands, although changing at
The station is managed by East Midland Trains. Operators running services from Sheffield are East Midlands Railway, Cross Country, Transpennine Express and Northern. The station also has a Stagecoach Supertram stop.
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4 Huddersfield West Yorkshire
4,897,612 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
A magnificent Grade I listed building in St George's Square, Huddersfield station is the second biggest rail hub in West Yorkshire after Leeds with more than 250 trains a day. The through line offers local and express services to Manchester stations and to
The station is managed by TransPennine Express. Operators running services are TransPennine Express and Northern.
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5 Doncaster South Yorkshire
3,917,948 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
Doncaster station is a hub on the East Coast Main Line which connects London to
The station is managed by LNER. Operators running services are LNER, Transpennine Express, Northern, Hull Trains, Grand Central, East Midlands Railway and Cross Country.
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6 Bradford Interchange West Yorkshire
2,609,372 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
Bradford Interchange at Bridge Street is the southernmost of the two terminus stations at either side of Bradford city centre. The station is next to the city's bus station and offers local trains to
The station is managed by Northern. Operators running services from Bradford Interchange are Northern and Grand Central.
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7 Wakefield Westgate West Yorkshire
2,472,506 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
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8 Hull Hull
2,356,812 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
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9 Bradford Forster Square West Yorkshire
1,994,854 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
2015-16 -
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10 Halifax West Yorkshire
1,842,644 Passengers per year 2018-2019*
2017-18 - 2016-17 -
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* Figures based on Office of Rail and Road highest estimates of station entries and exits, annual figures between April 1, 2015 and March 31, 2019. Latest figures published December 2019.
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