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Wakefield Westgate railway station

Wakefield Westgate is one of two railway stations that serve , in , England. It lies 10 miles south of to the west of the city centre, on the Wakefield Line and Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Wakefield Westgate Railway Station”, “Wakefield Westgate Station”, and “WKF”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Westgate Unitarian Chapel and Theatre Royal, Wakefield.

Church
Photo: Mike Kirby, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic chapel in the city centre of , in , England. The origins of the chapel lie in a group of supporters of Joshua Kirkby, who was ejected from , and a group of non-conformists in .

Theater building
Photo: Stan walker, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Theatre Royal Wakefield is a theatre in , England, which dates back to 1894. The theatre was originally known as the Theatre Royal and Opera House and dates back to the 1770s. is situated 630 feet east of Wakefield Westgate railway station.

Library
is a building in the city centre of , a city in , in England. The four-storey building was commissioned by Wakefield Council as its headquarters. is situated 840 feet northeast of Wakefield Westgate railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wakefield and Flanshaw.

Photo: Tim Green, CC BY 2.0.
is a city in , 12 miles south of Leeds. Its chief attractions are the Hepworth Gallery and the National Mining Museum for England.

Suburb
is a suburb of in , England. It is located to the west of the city centre and is administered by the .

Suburb
Photo: Mick Melvin, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a suburb of, and former village in , , England.

Wakefield Westgate railway station

Latitude
53.68221° or 53° 40′ 56″ north
Longitude
-1.50558° or 1° 30′ 20″ west
Elevation
121 feet (37 metres)
Operator
London North Eastern Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“WKF”
IATA airport code
XWD
Open location code
9C5WMFJV+VQ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7156725056
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6693725
Wiki­data ID
Q3907323
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Polish—“Wakefield Westgate railway station” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “محطة قطار ويكفيلد ويست جيت”
  • Chinese: “韦克菲尔德西路站”
  • Dutch: “station Wakefield Westgate”
  • Dutch: “Station Wakefield Westgate”
  • French: “gare de Wakefield Westgate”
  • French: “Gare de Wakefield Westgate”
  • French: “Wakefield Westgate”
  • Italian: “Stazione di Wakefield Westgate”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド・ウェストゲート駅”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド・ウエストゲート駅”
  • Japanese: “ウェイクフィールド西駅”
  • Polish: “Wakefield Westgate”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Wakefield Westgate railway station”. Photo: Zath Ras, CC BY 2.5.