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The Pontefract line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service is operated by Northern, and links Wakefield and Leeds with Goole via Pontefract. The Metro timetable for the line also includes services operated as the Dearne Valley line between York and Sheffield via Pontefract.
A British Rail Class 141 DMU no. 141113 in red/cream West Yorkshire Metro livery at Pontefract Tanshelf station in June 1996 A British Rail Class 142 and British Rail Class 150 in multiple coupled at Pontefract Tanshelf station in July 2019. Unlike Pontefract Monkhill, both platforms of Tanshelf are wheelchair-accessible.
The line was electrified in 1989, between Leeds & Wakefield Westgate, as part of the programme to electrify the East Coast Main Line. [2] [3] 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. [4]
Northern Trains, [4] trading as Northern, is a British train operating company that operates commuter and medium-distance intercity services in the North of England. It is owned by DfT Operator for the Department for Transport (DfT), after the previous operator Arriva Rail North had its franchise terminated at the end of February 2020.
Pontefract Monkhill railway station is the busiest station in the market town of Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Pontefract Line managed by Northern but is also served by Grand Central and is 14 miles (23 km) south east of Leeds. The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill.
The Wakefield line features local trains to both Doncaster and Sheffield plus East Coast Main Line, Midland Main Line and Cross Country Route expresses. Prior to the Railways Act 1921 , which led to the 1923 Grouping of railways in Britain, most railways in Wakefield were owned or operated by six companies.
During Monday to Saturday, there are hourly train services to Leeds via Wakefield and to Knottingley via Pontefract Monkhill. [1] There are now trains on Sundays. These run two-hourly between Knottingley and Leeds via Wakefield.
Pontefract Monkhill railway station, the busiest station, served by trains between Goole and Leeds/Wakefield; Pontefract Tanshelf railway station, the most centrally located, served by trains between Goole and Wakefield; Pontefract bus station, served by local buses and National Express coach routes