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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 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.
The fare structure is as follows (these show the West Yorkshire Metro rail zones): Zone 1 Leeds railway station; Zone 2 Kirkstall Forge; Zone 3 Apperley Bridge to Crossflatts. Shipley is also served by the Leeds–Bradford line and the Wharfedale line; Zone 4 Keighley; Zone 5 Steeton & Silsden; Zone 7 (from 17 May 2009) [5] Cononley to Skipton
The rail network is of great importance. Leeds railway station on New Station Street is one of the busiest in the UK outside central London, with around 1,000 trains serving more than 100,000 passengers who pass through the main ticket gates daily. [8] Its modern interior provides connections to Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Newcastle via ...
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 ]
The Harrogate line is a passenger rail line through parts of North Yorkshire and the West Yorkshire area of northern England connecting Leeds to York by way of Harrogate and Knaresborough. Service on the line is operated by Northern , with a few additional workings by London North Eastern Railway starting and terminating at Harrogate.
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.
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.