Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station
The first station on the site was opened on 17 July 1871 as Tanshelf, being renamed Pontefract Tanshelf on 1 December 1936. It was closed on 2 January 1967, when the passenger services were diverted away from the direct line to Wakefield Kirkgate (via Featherstone, to serve Leeds via Castleford. 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.
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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.
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