Wakefield bus station

Wakefield
Location
Locale Union St, Wakefield
Local authority Wakefield (borough)
Operation
Opened 2001
Managed by Arriva Yorkshire
No. of stands 24
Operators Arriva Yorkshire, Stagecoach Yorkshire, Huddersfield Bus Company, First West Yorkshire, M Travel, Ross Travel, Star Travel
Travel centre Yes
Rail connection Wakefield Westgate 500 m away Wakefield Kirkgate 1 km away

Wakefield bus station serves the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and operated by Arriva Yorkshire.

The bus station is situated at next to Marsh Way A61 and the city's new market and can be accessed from both Marsh Way and Union Street.

The bus station was rebuilt in 2001 with a main passenger concourse and 24 bus stands.

Services

The main operator at the bus station are Arriva Yorkshire with other services run by Huddersfield Bus Company, First West Yorkshire, M Travel, Ross Travel and Stagecoach Yorkshire. National Express coach services also running nationwide from Wakefield.

Buses run from the bus station around the Wakefield area and run as far a field as Barnsley, Doncaster, Selby, Leeds, Bradford, Halifax, Huddersfield and Holmfirth.

The Wakefield freecitybus, operated by Star Travel, connects the bus station with both the Wakefield Westgate and Kirkgate railway stations.

The bus services that use Wakefield Bus Station and its Stand Letter are[1]: (Places in bold are where services terminate)

No. Operator Destination Stand
Monday to Saturday daytime Evenings and Sundays
WCB Star Travel FreeCityBus 1 -
59 Stagecoach Yorkshire Barnsley via Royston 18 -
Arriva Yorkshire Royston - 18
100 Arriva Yorkshire Eastmoor 7 -
Kirkhamgate 19 -
101 Arriva Yorkshire Eastmoor 7 -
Wrenthorpe 19 -
102 Arriva Yorkshire Portobello 4
Healey via Lupset and Ossett 5
103 Arriva Yorkshire Junction 31 Business Park 19 -
104 Arriva Yorkshire Alverthorpe Services 114, 115 6
Eastmoor 7
108 Arriva Yorkshire Bottomboat 191 -
110 Arriva Yorkshire Hall Green via Kettlethorpe 11
Leeds City bus station via Outwood 20
113 Arriva Yorkshire Junction 41 Business Park 231 -
114 Arriva Yorkshire Wrenthorpe 6 Service 104
Eastmoor 7
115 Arriva Yorkshire Silkwood Park 6
Eastmoor 7
117 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City bus station via Ossett and White Rose Centre 8
119
120
Arriva Yorkshire Batley via Ossett 3 32
125 Ross Travel Castleford via Wakefied Europort, Castleford and Airedale Magnet 2 -
126
127
Arriva Yorkshire Dewsbury via Ossett 10
128 Arriva Yorkshire Dewsbury via Horbury, Overton and Grange Moor 9 -
145
148
149
150
Arriva Yorkshire Knottingley via Featherstone and Pontefract 16
147
157
Arriva Yorkshire Pontefract via Pinderfields Hospital, Normanton and Featherstone 2 (147) 2 (157)
150 Arriva Yorkshire Selby via Pontefract, Ferrybridge, Hensall and Brayton - does not serve Knottingley 16 -
173
174
Arriva Yorkshire Wetherby via Woodlesford, Garforth, Micklefield (174) and Aberford 3 -
175 Arriva Yorkshire Castleford via Woodlesford, Garforth and Micklefield 3 -
183 M Travel Pontefract via Normanton, Castleford and Junction 32 Outlet 14 Service 188 to Castleford
184
185
Arriva Yorkshire Pontefract via Normanton, Castleford and Airedale Magnet 15
187
188
Arriva Yorkshire Knottingley (188) via Normanton, Castleford, Airedale Magnet (188) and Ferrybridge (188) 14 14 (188 only)
189 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City bus station via Normanton, Castleford and Methley 15
194 Arriva Yorkshire Barnsley via Ryhill, Newstead and Royston 12
195
196
Arriva Yorkshire Hemsworth via Ryhill, Newstead (196) and South Hiendley (195) 12 12 (195 only)
212 Arriva Yorkshire Dewsbury via Batley 3
223 Arriva Yorkshire South Elmsall via Hemsworth 13 Service 496
231
232
Huddersfield Bus Company Huddersfield via Horbury, Netherton (231), Middlestown (232), Flockton, Emley (232), Grange Moor (231) and Waterloo 9 -
Arriva Yorkshire - 93
First West Yorkshire - 94
253 Arriva Yorkshire Bradford via Dewsbury, Mirfield and Cleckheaton 8 Service 278 to Mirfield
254 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City bus station via Dewsbury, Heckmondwike, Gomersal and Cleckheaton 8 Service 278 to Dewsbury
278 Arriva Yorkshire Halifax via Dewsbury, Mirfield, Brighouse and Elland 8
425
427
Arriva Yorkshire Bradford via Morley and Drighlington 22
435
436
Huddersfield Bus Company Holmfirth via Clayton West (436), Scissett, Skelmanthorpe (435), Denby Dale and New Mill 17
443 Arriva Yorkshire Woolley Village via Crigglesthorne and Hall Green 17
444 Arriva Yorkshire Hall Green via Calder Grove 17 Service 443
Leeds City Square via Pinderfields Hospital and Rothwell 21
446 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds Infirmary Street via Pinderfields Hospital and Woodlesford 21
481 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds City bus station via East Ardsley, Middleton and Hunslet 19
485 Arriva Yorkshire South Elmsall via Ackworth 13
496 Arriva Yorkshire Doncaster via Hemsworth, South Elmsall and Upton 13
870 Arriva Yorkshire Ilkley via Outwood, Leeds, Headingley and Otley Service 110 to Leeds 233
X41 Arriva Yorkshire Leeds General Infirmary via Pinderfields Hospital and Lofthouse 235 Service 110 to Leeds
Coaches National Express National Express coach services 246

Notes:

1 Weekdays only
2 Monday-Saturday evenings only
3 Sunday daytime only
4 Evenings only
5 Weekday mornings only
6 Coach services stop at stand U1 on Union Street when bus station is closed

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