Pontefract Tanshelf railway station

Pontefract Tanshelf National Rail
The view from platform 1
Location
Place Pontefract
Local authority City of Wakefield
Coordinates 53°41′38″N 1°19′08″W / 53.694°N 1.319°W / 53.694; -1.319Coordinates: 53°41′38″N 1°19′08″W / 53.694°N 1.319°W / 53.694; -1.319
Grid reference SE450221
Operations
Station code POT
Managed by Northern
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2012/13 Decrease 39,580
2013/14 Decrease 38,944
2014/15 Decrease 34,328
2015/16 Decrease 32,508
2016/17 Increase 33,328
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE West Yorkshire Metro
Zone 3
History
1871 opened
2 January 1967 closed
12 May 1992 reopened
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pontefract Tanshelf from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Pontefract Tanshelf railway station is the most central station in the town of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, and serves Pontefract Races, the racecourse located just down the street from the station. It lies on the Pontefract Line operated by Northern and is 8 miles (13 km) east of Wakefield Kirkgate. In the days of coal mining in the Pontefract area, the station served the needs of the local workforce with regular and frequent services timed for the beginning and the end of mining shifts.

The present station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 12 May 1992, when the line between Wakefield and Pontefract was reopened.

The other stations in the town are Pontefract Monkhill and Pontefract Baghill.

Services

On Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service to Wakefield Kirkgate and Leeds and also hourly to Knottingley. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service each way to the same destinations.

References

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