Date: 22/12/2013

The new £8m Wakefield Westgate railway station has opened to passengers. Train operators East Coast Main Line said it is the first new station built on the Scotland to London route "in decades".

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The new £8m Wakefield Westgate railway station opens to passengers.

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The new footbridge at Wakefield Westgate on 15 July, with down side stairway added over the previous week. CrossCountry Voyager 221130 runs in to form the 12.23 service to Plymouth.
Location: Wakefield Westgate
Company: Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway
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National Express liveried HST power car 43312 draws to a halt in the Up platform at Wakefield Westgate at the head of a Leeds to Kings Cross service on 4 September 2009. Although Westgate station has only two platforms they are signalled for traffic in both directions, as is the through road, with the station handling a frequent train service.
Location: Wakefield Westgate
Company: Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway
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A Bristol bound CrossCountry service arriving at a wet Wakefield Westgate on 18 April 2012.
Location: Wakefield Westgate
Company: Bradford, Wakefield and Leeds Railway
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