The Wakefield line is a railway line and service in the West Yorkshire Metro and South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive areas of northern England. The Wakefield line is coloured yellow on maps and publications by West Yorkshire Metro. The line was electrified in 1989, between Leeds & Wakefield Westgate, as part of the programme to electrify the East Coast Main Line. The service connects Leeds and Wakefield with Sheffield and Doncaster with the section of the line between Leeds and Doncaster forming part of the East Coast Main Line. The local stopping service is operated by Northern with services between Leeds, Wakefield and either Doncaster or Sheffield. Inter-city operators are London North Eastern Railway, East Midlands Railway and CrossCountry who provide services from Leeds to London and the South of England. Some sections of the line are shared with the Huddersfield (orange) and Pontefract lines (light blue). West Yorkshire "Metrocards" are available for all trains as far as South Elmsall on the Doncaster section of the line and to Moorthorpe on the Sheffield section. Pre-nationalisation ownership At the time of the 1923 Grouping the line was owned by different railway companies: Leeds Central–Wakefield Great Northern Railway (GNR) – with Wakefield Westgate station being jointly owned by the GNR and Great Central Railways (GCR). Wakefield–Doncaster West Riding and Grimsby Joint Railway (WRGJt) itself being of joint Great Northern Railway and Great Central Railway ownership. Moorthorpe–Swinton Swinton & Knottingley Joint Railway itself being of joint Midland Railway (MidR) and North Eastern Railway (NER) ownership. Swinton–Sheffield Midland Railway (MidR) The route Trains on the line serve the following places; however, some stations have closed: Leeds City–Fitzwilliam Beeston (closed) Ardsley Tunnel Ardsley (closed) Outwood (formerly known as Lofthouse and Outwood) At Outwood there were junctions with two joint undertakings; East & West Yorkshire Union (a short line connecting the Great Northern / Midland Railway main lines via Rothwell and Methley Joint Railway (owners being Great Northern, Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and North Eastern Railway) connecting to various lines in the Castleford area. Wrenthorpe Junction From this junction was a line to Dewsbury which was partially closed in 1963 and complete closure came in 1965 – some artefacts still remain to this day. Wakefield Westgate Sandal and Agbrigg (originally 'Sandal', closed 1957; reopened 1987 by British Rail with new name) Hare Park & Crofton (closed) Nostell North & South Junctions with Great Central Railway Nostell