Full list of trains cancelled at Leeds City Station after fire in Wakefield causes chaos
Passengers are facing major disruption on the rails today 🚨
Trains to and from Leeds City Station are facing delays and cancellations as a fire near the tracks in Wakefield causes major disruption.
Rail networks have previously advised passengers to avoid travel if possible due to the latest heatwave. Temperatures are expected to hit 34C in the city today (August 13), after surpassing 30 degrees yesterday (August 12).
However, for those who still need to travel by train and simply can’t put the journey off until cooler weather returns, passengers are being warned of major disruption this afternoon. A fire at Wakefield Westgate station has resulted in trains being delayed or cancelled to and from Leeds.
On its website, National Rail warns: “A lineside fire at Wakefield Westgate station has meant that all lines have had to be closed for safety reasons.
“Whilst the emergency services attend the incident, trains are unable to run through the station. As a result, services will be cancelled, revised or diverted.”
The disruption is currently expected to last until 6pm, but that could change. We will be updating this article with a list of all of the cancelled trains to and from Leeds City Station.
Leeds City Station cancelled departures
- 3.40pm - LNER to London Kings Cross (cancelled due to a person being hit by a train)
- 3.45pm - Northern to Sheffield (cancelled due to severe weather)
- 3.48pm - Northern to Sheffield (cancelled due to the fire)
- 4.06pm - Northern to Poppleton (cancelled due to severe weather)
- 4.10pm - CrossCountry to Edinburgh (cancelled due to the fire)
- 4.12pm - Northern to Bradford Foster Square (cancelled to due severe weather)
- 4.15pm - CrossCountry to Cardiff Central (cancelled due to the fire)
Leeds City Station cancelled arrivals
- 3.02pm - CrossCountry from Plymouth
- 3.05pm - CrossCountry from Edinburgh
- 3.21pm - LNER from London Kings Cross
CrossCountry passengers can use their tickets on:
The two CrossCountry services operating before and after your cancelled service
- Northern services between Leeds and York
- TransPennine Express services between Leeds and York
If you decide to travel from a different station due to this disruption and need to return to that station later, you will also be able to use your existing ticket to do this at no extra cost
Unfortunately, any seat reservations will not be carried over to another train, but coaches B, H and L are unreserved coaches on CrossCountry services (where available), so please head to them.