[1] This latter connection is now part of the main line between Sheffield and Leeds, and is used by CrossCountry services between Edinburgh Waverley and Birmingham New Street, and beyond.

In addition, local trains on the Leeds – Rotherham Central – Sheffield route (Wakefield Line) use the spur and call at the station.

However it has recently been restored by the town council, with funding from the Railway Heritage Trust, to include office space and a cafe.

[5][6] Monday to Saturdays, an hourly service operates from Moorthorpe to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and to Sheffield.

[7] There are no Sunday trains on this route, but one return trip to York is operated by a rail-replacement bus in the late afternoon.