Pontefract Monkhill railway station
You can reach 23 stations directly from Pontefract Monkhill on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Knottingley, with 70 trains a day.
See Pontefract Monkhill on the map
Address: Pontefract, WF8 1JA
Direct trains from Pontefract Monkhill
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knottingley | 70 | 69 | 30 |
| Leeds | 68 | 67 | 30 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate | 39 | 38 | 19 |
| Castleford | 37 | 36 | 15 |
| Glasshoughton | 37 | 36 | 15 |
| Woodlesford | 37 | 36 | 15 |
| Featherstone | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Pontefract Tanshelf | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Streethouse | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Bradford Interchange | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Brighouse | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Doncaster | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Halifax | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| London King's Cross | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Low Moor | 6 | 0 | 1 |
| Mirfield | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Goole | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Hensall | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Rawcliffe | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Snaith | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Whitley Bridge | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Peterborough | 2 | 2 | 0 |
How busy Pontefract Monkhill is
228,628 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,306th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 9,912 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Pontefract Monkhill and Leeds than any other pair: 134,406 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 15 stations instead of 23, a drop of about 35%. Saturday runs to 20.
Nearest other stations
- Pontefract Baghill 0.5 miles
- Pontefract Tanshelf 0.7 miles
- Glasshoughton 1.7 miles
- Knottingley 1.9 miles
- Featherstone 2.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Pontefract Monkhill, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ferrybridge · 1.6 miles
- Castleford Cutsyke · 2.8 miles
- Ackworth · 3.1 miles
- Burton Salmon · 3.7 miles
- Ledston · 3.8 miles
- Methley South · 4.3 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.