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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2015–2016 statistics

Rank	Station	Area served	District	Operator^[a]	Platforms	Passenger usage
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2017–2018 statistics

Rank	Station	Area served	District	Operator^[a]	Platforms	Passenger usage
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2018–2019 statistics

Rank	Station	Area served	District	Operator^[a]	Platforms	Passenger usage
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

2019–2020 statistics

Rank	Station	Area served	District	Operator^[a]	Platforms	Passenger usage
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ Passenger usage numbers decrease due to COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns
^ 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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ Passenger usage numbers still recovering after COVID-19
^ 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
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

^ Operator during period of station usage
^ 2 National Rail, 2 Keighley and Worth Valley Railway

References

^ "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)
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.
^ 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.

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v t e Railway stations in West Yorkshire
Lists	List of busiest railway stations in West Yorkshire
MetroTrain lines	■ Airedale ■ Calder Valley ■ Dearne Valley ■ Hallam ■ Harrogate ■ Huddersfield ■ Leeds–Bradford ■ Penistone ■ Pontefract ■ Wakefield ■ Wharfedale
City of Bradford	Apperley Bridge Baildon Ben Rhydding Bingley Bradford Forster Square Bradford Interchange Burley-in-Wharfedale Crossflatts Frizinghall Ilkley Low Moor Keighley Menston Saltaire Shipley Steeton and Silsden
Calderdale	Brighouse Halifax Hebden Bridge Mytholmroyd Sowerby Bridge Todmorden Walsden
Kirklees	Batley Berry Brow Brockholes Deighton Denby Dale Dewsbury Honley Huddersfield Lockwood Marsden Mirfield Ravensthorpe Shepley Slaithwaite Stocksmoor
City of Leeds	Bramley Burley Park Cottingley Cross Gates East Garforth Garforth Guiseley Headingley Horsforth Kirkstall Forge Leeds Micklefield Morley New Pudsey Woodlesford
City of Wakefield	Castleford Featherstone Fitzwilliam Glasshoughton Knottingley Moorthorpe Normanton Outwood Pontefract Baghill Pontefract Monkhill Pontefract Tanshelf Sandal and Agbrigg South Elmsall Streethouse Wakefield Kirkgate Wakefield Westgate
Outside West Yorkshire, but within the West Yorkshire Metro area	Cononley Darton Harrogate Hornbeam Park Pannal Skipton Weeton