It lies on the Pontefract Line, operated by Northern, and is 16 miles (26 km) south east of Leeds railway station.

Whilst all of the aforementioned lines are still open, only the original WP&G routes now carry passenger trains as services to York ended on 11 July 1947 and those to Doncaster just over a year later on 27 September 1948.

[2] The line to Wakefield Kirkgate also lost its passenger trains from 2 January 1967 (leaving only the route to Leeds serving the station) but it was re-opened on 11 May 1992 with financial assistance from West Yorkshire PTE.

[4] It opened in 1967 to maintain the locomotives and hopper wagons for planned 75 Merry-go-round trains a day, expected to use the Wakefield and Goole line.

Digital display screens, timetable posters and customer help points are located on both sides to offer train running information.