Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station (POT)

Pontefract Tanshelf railway station is the most central station in the town of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England, and serves Pontefract Races, the racecourse located just down the street from the station. It lies on the Pontefract Line operated by Northern Rail and is 8 miles (13 km) east of Wakefield Kirkgate. In the days of coal mining in the Pontefract area, the station served the needs of the local workforce with regular and frequent services timed for the beginning and the end of mining shifts.

The present station was opened by Metro (West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive) on 12 May 1992, when the line between Wakefield and Pontefract was re-opened.

The other stations in the town are Pontefract Monkhill and Pontefract Baghill.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Name: Pontefract Tanshelf
CRS Code: POT
Location Code: 854100
Info Board Name: PONTEFRACT TAN
Address: Pontefract Tanshelf station, Park Road, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF8 4QA
Operator: Northern
Opened: 12 May 1992
Closed: 2 January 1967
Number of platforms: 2
DfT Category: F2 (Very small unstaffed)
Passenger Trasport Executive: West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone: 3
Network Rail Route: London North East and East Midlands
Strategic Route Code: H.09
Strategic Route Line: Knottingley - Mirfield (via Crofton Jcn) / Castleford and via Castleford Jcn) - Leeds West Jcn / Whi

Annual Usage Figures

Year	Entry/Exit	Interchange
2018	17892	0
2017	22400	0
2016	10832	0
2015	10254	0
2014	9731	768
2013	10034	608
2012	10934	366
2011	11222	0
2010	10059	0
2009	10461	0
2008	11522	127
2007	9891	8134

Location Data

UK Parliament Constituency: Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Metropolitan District Ward: Pontefract North
Metropolitan District: Wakefield City Council
European Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Recent Crime Figures

Month	Total Crime	Public Order	Violent Crime
November 2018	0	0	0
October 2018	0	0	0
September 2018	0	0	0
August 2018	0	0	0
July 2018	0	0	0
June 2018	1	0	1
May 2018	0	0	0
April 2018	0	0	0
March 2018	0	0	0
February 2018	0	0	0
January 2018	0	0	0
December 2017	0	0	0
November 2017	0	0	0
October 2017	0	0	0
September 2017	0	0	0
August 2017	0	0	0
July 2017	0	0	0
June 2017	0	0	0
May 2017	0	0	0
April 2017	0	0	0
March 2017	0	0	0
February 2017	0	0	0
January 2017	0	0	0
December 2016	0	0	0
November 2016	0	0	0
October 2016	0	0	0
September 2016	0	0	0
August 2016	0	0	0
July 2016	0	0	0
June 2016	0	0	0
May 2016	0	0	0
April 2016	0	0	0
January 2016	0	0	0
December 2015	0	0	0
November 2015	0	0	0
October 2015	0	0	0
September 2015	0	0	0
August 2015	0	0	0
July 2015	0	0	0
June 2015	0	0	0
May 2015	0	0	0
April 2015	0	0	0
March 2015	0	0	0
February 2015	0	0	0
January 2015	0	0	0
December 2014	0	0	0
November 2014	0	0	0
October 2014	0	0	0
September 2014	0	0	0
August 2014	0	0	0
July 2014	0	0	0
June 2014	0	0	0
May 2014	0	0	0
April 2014	0	0	0
March 2014	1	1	0
February 2014	0	0	0
January 2014	0	0	0
December 2013	0	0	0
November 2013	0	0	0
October 2013	0	0	0
September 2013	0	0	0
August 2013	0	0	0
July 2013	1	0	1

Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station

Facts and Figures

Station Facts

Annual Usage Figures

Location Data

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Recent Crime Figures