Pontefract Monkhill
Pontefract Monkhill 
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Platform 2
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| Location | |
| Place | Pontefract |
| Local authority | City of Wakefield |
| Coordinates | 53°41′56″N 1°18′14″W / 53.6988°N 1.3040°WCoordinates: 53°41′56″N 1°18′14″W / 53.6988°N 1.3040°W |
| Grid reference | SE460227 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PFM |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.191 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.231 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.238 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.242 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.253 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire Metro |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1848 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Pontefract Monkhill from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Pontefract Monkhill railway station is the busiest station in the town of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Pontefract Line managed by Northern but is also served by Grand Central Railway and is 14 miles (23 km) south east of Leeds.
The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill.
The lines to Leeds via Castleford and Wakefield Kirkgate separate immediately west of the station, which was opened by the Wakefield, Pontefract & Goole Railway (one of the constituent companies of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway) in April 1848. The branch to Castleford (Cutsyke) & Methley Junction was completed the following year (on 1 December) and a pair of short curves were subsequently constructed from the eastern end to link up with the Swinton & Knottingley Joint line following its opening in the spring of 1879. One of these was used by passenger trains between Leeds & Pontefract Baghill until 1964, although it has since been lifted. The Wakefield to Goole passenger service was withdrawn on 2 January 1967 (although trains to and from Goole continued, running instead to Castleford & Leeds) but the line remained open to carry coal to the power stations to the east of Knottingley. Services on this route were subsequently restored in May 1992.
The station is unstaffed and no longer has permanent buildings other than standard waiting shelters. There are no ticket machines available, so all tickets must be bought prior to travel or on the train. There are digital information screens and timetable posters on both platforms, along with a customer help point on platform 1. Step-free access is only available from the car park to platform 1, as platform 2 (towards Knottingley and Goole) can only be reached via the footbridge (which has stairs).
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