Pontefract Tanshelf railway station
Pontefract Tanshelf Northern | |
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Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Station code | POT |
Fare zone | 3 |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
Key dates | |
17 July 1871 | Station opened as Tanshelf |
1 December 1936 | Station renamed Pontefract Tanshelf |
2 January 1967 | Station closed |
11 May 1992 | Station reopened |
Passengers | |
2018/19 | 38,830 |
2019/20 | 53,538 |
2020/21 | 8,388 |
2021/22 | 30,440 |
2022/23 | 85,368 |
Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Pontefract Tanshelf railway station is the most central station in the town of
The first station on the site was opened on 17 July 1871 as Tanshelf, being renamed Pontefract Tanshelf on 1 December 1936.[3] It was closed on 2 January 1967,[4] when the passenger services were diverted away from the direct line to Wakefield Kirkgate (via Featherstone, to serve Leeds via Castleford.[5] The present station was opened by West Yorkshire Metro on 11 May 1992, when the line between Wakefield Kirkgate and Pontefract Monkhill was reopened.
The other stations in the town are Pontefract Monkhill and Pontefract Baghill.[6]
Unlike Pontefract Monkhill, both platforms of Tanshelf are wheelchair-accessible.
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.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Pontefract Line |
References
- ISBN 978-0-9549866-8-1.
- ^ Wainwright, Martin (31 August 2002). "Britain's oldest mine closes". The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ Quick, Michael (2019). "Railway Passenger Stations in England, Scotland and Wales; a Chronology" (PDF). rchs.org.uk. p. 326. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ISBN 978-1-901056-44-0.
- ISBN 1-85260-072-1.
- ISSN 2043-0442.
External links
Media related to Pontefract Tanshelf railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Pontefract Tanshelf railway station from National Rail