List of busiest railway stations in West Yorkshire

This is a list of the busiest railway stations in West Yorkshire, between 2012 and 2023. During this period, Leeds railway station has been the busiest, with Huddersfield ranked in second place. By the 2022–2023 year, Leeds was the second busiest station on the United Kingdom's railway network outside London.

2012–2013 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.62 million 9. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees First TransPennine Express 2 1.60 million 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.21 million

2013–2014 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.63 million 1 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.25 million

2014–2015 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 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

2015–2016 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.70 million 9. Dewsbury Dewsbury Kirklees First TransPennine Express 2 1.69 million 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Northern Rail 2 1.30 million

2016–2017 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.70 million 1 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.35 million

2017–2018 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.66 million 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.33 million

2018–2019 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.62 million 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.34 million

2019–2020 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 1.57 million 10. Ilkley Ilkley Bradford Arriva Rail North 2 1.32 million

2020–2021 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 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

2021–2022 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 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

2022–2023 statistics RankStationArea servedDistrictOperatorPlatformsPassenger usageRankchange 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 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

See also List of busiest railway stations in North Yorkshire References