Pontefract Monkhill railway station
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| Pontefract Monkhill | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Pontefract | ||
| Local authority | City of Wakefield | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | PFM | ||
| Managed by | Northern Rail | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.113 million | ||
| Passenger Transport Executive | |||
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) | ||
| Zone | 3 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pontefract Monkhill. | |||
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Pontefract Monkhill railway station is the busiest station in the town of Pontefract, West Yorkshire. The station is on the Pontefract Line operated by Northern Rail and is 22 km (14 miles) south east of Leeds.
The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill.
[edit] Services
There is an hourly service from Monkhill to both Leeds and Wakefield Kirkgate in one direction and two trains per hour to Knottingley in the other.
Sundays there is a two-hourly service to Leeds and Knottingley.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Pontefract Monkhill railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Pontefract Monkhill railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Glasshoughton or Pontefract Tanshelf |
Northern Rail Pontefract Line |
Knottingley | ||
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