Pontefract Tanshelf
The view from platform 1, Class 156 DMU no. 156479 in old Arriva Trains Northern livery in August 2006
General information
Location	Pontefract,City of Wakefield England
Coordinates	53°41′38″N1°19′08″W / 53.694°N 1.319°W /53.694; -1.319
Grid reference	SE450221
Managed by	Northern
Transit authority	West Yorkshire Metro
Platforms	2
Other information
Station code	POT
Fare zone	3
Classification	DfT category F2
Key dates
17 July 1871	Station opened asTanshelf
1 December 1936	Station renamedPontefract Tanshelf
2 January 1967	Station closed
11 May 1992	Station reopened
Passengers
2019/20	53,538
2020/21	8,388
2021/22	30,440
2022/23	85,368
2023/24	91,090
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

Pontefract Tanshelf railway station is the most central station in the market town ofPontefract inWest Yorkshire,England, and servesPontefract Races, the racecourse located just down the street from the station. It lies on thePontefract Line operated byNorthern and is 8 miles (13 km) east ofWakefield Kirkgate.^[1] In the days ofcoal mining in the Pontefract area, the station served the needs of the localworkforce with regular and frequent services timed for the beginning and the end of mining shifts. The station is the closest to the formerPrince of Wales Colliery which closed in August 2002.^[2] The station serves Beechnut Lane, the home ground ofPontefract Collieries F.C.

The first station on the site was opened on 17 July 1871 asTanshelf, being renamedPontefract 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 (viaFeatherstone, to serve Leeds via Castleford.^[5] The present station was opened byWest Yorkshire Metro on 11 May 1992, when the line betweenWakefield Kirkgate andPontefract Monkhill was reopened.

The other stations in the town arePontefract Monkhill andPontefract Baghill.^[6]

Unlike Pontefract Monkhill, both platforms of Tanshelf are wheelchair-accessible.

On Monday to Saturday, there is an hourly service toWakefield Kirkgate andLeeds and also hourly toKnottingley. On Sundays, there is a two-hourly service each way to the same destinations.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Featherstone		Northern Trains Pontefract Line		Pontefract Monkhill

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