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Leeds: Campaign to improve facilities at Kirkgate railway station
National World - LocalTV
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14/04/2025
Wakefield Council has been urged to mount a campaign to call for improved facilities at the city’s Kirkgate railway station.
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Wakefield Council has been urged to mount a campaign to call for improved facilities
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at the city's Kirkgate railway station.
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The local authority looks set to put pressure on Rail Operator Northern to provide better
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services for passengers, including a manned ticket office and toilets.
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The issue was raised at a recent council meeting.
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Councillor Salim said he had met with residents who used the station after receiving complaints.
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Councillor Morley said the matter had been raised with West Yorkshire Mayor Tracey Braben
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at a recent question and answer session held at Capa College.
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Councillor Morley said that we have had correspondence with Northern.
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They are doing some work and they have identified a site for a potential toilet which is most
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welcome.
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They went on to say that I'm sure as a council we would get behind any campaign to get a
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ticket office there.
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It's one of the busiest stations that we've got in Wakefield.
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He then went on to say that it should be manned and it is something that we should campaign
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on.
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The Grade 2 listed station was the city's first, built in 1854.
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The station underwent a £5.6 million refurbishment, completed in 2015, following a fundraising campaign
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after it was dubbed the worst in Britain.
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Improvements at the time included a new café and upgraded passenger facilities with better
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CCTV lobby and subway.
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In 2020, complaints were made that passengers were being forced to huddle under the subway
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beneath the station during cold weather due to a lack of shelter.
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People using platforms 2 and 3 said they have been left exposed to the elements since a waiting
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room was demolished.
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