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Agbrigg Road underbridge

£5m railway bridge replacement planned over Christmas

New warning lights and CCTV will 'transform' Sportsfield level crossing in Featherstone.

Level crossing to reopen after major safety upgrade

Emergency Services Day

16 photos as emergency services take over the National Coal Mining Museum

Emergency services day at the National Coal Mining Museum this Saturday.

Emergency Services Day arrives at the National Coal Mining Museum

Rail replacement services will replace some train services this weekend.

Rail replace buses over bank holiday due to railway bridge work

An £800,000 investment in Brotherton bridge near Knottingley will be carried out over the August bank holiday weekend, affecting some passenger journeys.

August bank holiday train disruption as £800k work starts on Brotherton bridge

Car parking spaces will almost double at Moorthorpe Rail Station - enabling more park and ride journeys.

Car parking spaces to almost double at Moorthorpe Rail Station

Network Rail arranged a surprise behind-the-scenes experience for train enthusiast Arli Ramsden.

Leukaemia survivor has dream birthday experience thanks to Network Rail

LNER has advised passengers against travelling on Wednesday and Thursday due to a rare red weather warning for extreme heat.

LNER advises against travel as Wakefield temperatures set to hit 35C

Wakefield LNER colleague signs off after 47 years on the railway

Patrols have been stepped up by Network Rail teams and British Transport Police (BTP) to closely monitor the area, deter trespass and check that the misuse seen at Sportsfield has not been displaced elsewhere on the line.

Closure of level crossing extended for six months due to 'reckless behaviour'

Sportsfield level crossing in Featherstone has been closed temporarily.

Emergency closure granted for Featherstone level crossing

Network Rail has issued a safety reminder to those using the Sportsfield footpath crossing.

Warning issued after 'repeated misuse' at level crossing in Featherstone

Visual of planned public artwork for Beancroft Subway. Image: Wakefield Council

‘Dilapidated’ rail subway to undergo art makeover

Northern shares warning to passengers ahead of New Year's Eve

Signal pannel stock image

Passengers urged to check timetables during Christmas rail improvement work
Christmas and early 2026 will see work done on projects in Network Rail’s North and East route covering part of the Wakefield district.
James Carney

Garry Foreman, Pete Langfield and Phil Shaw from the Prince of Wales Colliery Memorial Group. with Network Rail lead portfolio manager Rebecca Link

Pontefract Prince of Wales Colliery sign donated to heritage group

Visual of planned public artwork for Beancroft Subway. Image: Wakefield Council

Public artwork to ‘dramatically transform’ Castleford rail subway

ORR data reveals the percentage of trains that were scheduled, but did not call, at 15 Wakefield stations between April 27 and May 24, 2025. Picture: National World/Canva/ORR

Revealed: Train performance at 15 Wakefield stations

Men hold shut gates of level crossing in Barnsley, South Yorkshire.

Watch: Man lies down on level crossing for photo

Teen stares at phone while stood on level crossing. Network Rail

Teen stops on level crossing to text on mobile phone

Wakefield Kirkgate railway station. Picture Scott Merrylees

No trains between Wakefield Kirkgate and Knottingley after points failure

Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train at level crossing.

Watch: Woman comes within ‘half a second’ of being struck by train

Base jumper parachutes off 500ft skyscraper.

Watch: Man parachutes off the top of huge 500ft city skyscraper

Passengers board train.

Watch: How to claim compensation when your train is delayed

CCTV footage captures trespassers posing for photos on railway track

Aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 killed, 15 injured

Video shows aftermath of 'horror' train crash: 1 dead, 15 injured
Video shows the aftermath of a ‘horror’ train crash that has killed one and injured 15 others, as emergency services flock to the scene.
Lucinda Herbert

Various trains will be diverted via Wakefiled from Huddersfield to Leeds.

Transpennine Express to divert trains to Wakefield due to major engineering work

Rail travellers look at an electronic information board displaying train time information outside Euston Station in London. Photo: JUSTIN TALLIS/AFP via Getty Images

Train stations hit by ‘cyber security incident’ - list

Demolition work at Castleton bridge on the M62

Drivers warned to expect delays as M62 shuts again for bridge replacement work

This weekend, September 20-23, parts of the M62 will be closed again, so if travelling to Manchester Airport you must plan ahead. Photo: AdobeStock

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Demolition of bridge at Castleton

Overnight M62 closures for the next two weeks following bridge demolition

M62 Castleton bridge - full weekend closure diversions

Map of the diversions drivers will take on M62 as it closes this weekend

Toddler steps onto Sandy Lane level crossing in Prestatyn, North Wales.

Watch: Child steps onto level crossing in front of oncoming train

A child jumping onto the tracks in front of a train.

Terrifying moment a kid jumps on railway tracks as a train moves in

The beams being delivered from the M62

WATCH: Drone footage shows 42 metre beam delivery ahead of M62 bridge rebuild

A photoshoot on the railway line.

Watch: Woman dangerously poses for photoshoot on railway tracks

Shocking CCTV films the moment a girl risks her life at a level crossing, walking just a couples of metres in front of an advancing train.

Shocking CCTV shows girl almost get hit by train on level crossing

Councillors have been recommended to approve plans to build 298 homes on land off Common Lane, Knottingley.

Green light expected for 298 homes near to old chemical plant site

Drivers using the M62 are being advised that the first of a series of carriageway closures related to the replacement of a railway bridge over the motorway is taking place next week.

Overnight M62 closures to allow for bridge replacement preparation

Castleton bridge. Picture: NR Air Ops

M62 motorists warned of closures ahead of £20m railway bridge rebuild

The railway line between Knottingley and Pontefract Monkhill was shut for seven weeks after a section of embankment collapsed in March.
Image: Network Rail

Call to prevent railway landslides after Pontefract line shut for seven weeks

Man climbs train crossing barrier and strolls across tracks moments before a high speed train travels through at Station Road in Langley Green, Oldbury, West Midlands, on April 27, 2024.

Watch: Train has near miss with man who climbs level crossing barrier

Here are a range of jobs currently on offer across Wakefield.

Here are 14 new job openings across Wakefield including Network Rail operative

Network Rail staff work to remove an SUV from the track after it was hit by a train on a crossing at Redcar Central, Middlesbrough, on Wednesday May 1 2024.

Watch footage of car vs train crash aftermath - vehicle left crushed

Work to repair the landslip at Knottingley station

Rail line reopened after landslip caused seven weeks of cancellations

Aerial image of the work being done to repair the damage caused by the landslip.

Network Rail releases image of work done to fix landslip

Services have been out of action at Knottingley station for more than six weeks.

Date set for train route to reopen after landslip

A car ignoring the signals and crossing the other side of the road to quickly dodge the closing barriers (Langley Green level crossing, West Midlands).

Watch: Dangerous driver speeds through level crossing barriers

The van smashed through the level crossing barrier and dragged it along.

CCTV shows reckless van driver ploughing through Network Rail barrier

The old Wakefield Westgate rail station site has been derelict for more than ten years.

Construction of hotel at former Westgate rail station could start in 2025

Journey times are expected to be extended by 45 minutes with bus replacement services.

Leeds to Knottingley trains cancelled for a week after 'landslip' blocks lines

A draft design of how the new station footbridge will look.

Plans passed for lifts, footbridge and wider platform at Pontefract Monkhill

British Transport Police, Network Rail and the Ministry of Defence are on site investigating.

Train lines blocked after suspected unexploded WW2 bomb found

A dogwalker dodged death by crossing a railway and forcing a train to make an emergency stop Picture: Network Rail / SWNS

Watch: Train slams on brakes to avoid dog-walker on level crossing

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