Pontefract Tanshelf railway station
You can reach 7 stations directly from Pontefract Tanshelf on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Featherstone, with 33 trains a day.
See Pontefract Tanshelf on the map
Address: Park Road, Pontefract, WF8 4PQ
Direct trains from Pontefract Tanshelf
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Featherstone | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Knottingley | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Pontefract Monkhill | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Streethouse | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Wakefield Kirkgate | 33 | 33 | 15 |
| Leeds | 31 | 31 | 15 |
How busy Pontefract Tanshelf is
98,558 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,767th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Pontefract Tanshelf and Leeds than any other pair: 57,926 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.
Nearest other stations
- Pontefract Baghill 0.7 miles
- Pontefract Monkhill 0.7 miles
- Glasshoughton 1.4 miles
- Featherstone 1.9 miles
- Castleford 2.6 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Pontefract Tanshelf, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ferrybridge · 2.3 miles
- Castleford Cutsyke · 2.5 miles
- Ackworth · 2.7 miles
- Ledston · 3.8 miles
- Methley South · 4.0 miles
- Altofts · 4.0 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.