lounge for its customers in April 2017. Usage Figures for annual passenger usage at Kirkgate have been comparatively low, with only 769 tickets sold to/from the station in the 2006/07 financial year. This is because most tickets are bought to Wakefield Stations, and it is hard to determine the true use of both Wakefield Westgate and Kirkgate, as separate entities. However, after changes in the way the statistics are split, Kirkgate's usage figure has increased dramatically to a value which more accurately reflects its true usage. Additionally over 61,000 interchanges were recorded during the same period. Station layout Platform 1 – Served by northbound Northern services to and , and also by services to and from . Platform 2 – Served by southbound Northern services towards , Meadowhall Interchange, , and . Platform 3 – Served by north-eastbound Northern services towards Knottingley, westbound to Wakefield Westgate and Leeds and also several times each day by Grand Central eastbound towards London King's Cross (which then begin a southbound journey after ) and westbound towards Bradford Interchange via Halifax. The island platform consisting of platforms 2 and 3, is linked to platform 1 and the station building by a newly refurbished subway, featuring better lighting and new bright white paint. Art panels were added to the subway in February 2017, and a brass band rendition of 'Jerusalem' plays in the background. Services Current services Most services through this station are operated by Northern but those to London and Bradford are operated by Grand Central. Hallam Line – There are three trains per hour to Leeds and to Sheffield, two express (one of which continues to Nottingham and the other to Lincoln) and one stopping service, with the latter running via . Huddersfield Line – There is an hourly service between and with no Sunday service. Pontefract Line – There is an hourly service between Leeds and Knottingley via Pontefract Monkhill with a two-hourly service on Sundays. Leeds to Nottingham – There is an hourly service every day in both directions, via Barnsley, Sheffield and Chesterfield. Leeds to Lincoln - There is an hourly service every day in both directions, via Barnsley, Sheffield and Worksop. Bradford Interchange to London King's Cross – There are four trains in each direction per day. London trains travel via Doncaster and those to Bradford go via Mirfield and the Caldervale Line. Summer Special trains During the summer,