Train times from Pontefract Tanshelf station

Next departures

Station facilities

• Step-free access: Yes: step-free access to all platforms. Category A Station Station is unstaffed However no access problems for disabled or wheelchair users as the access to the platforms is via the ramped footbridge.
• Ticket office: There's a ticket office. There are ticket machines.
• Help and assistance: The station is unstaffed. Assistance staff meet you at Platform. Passenger Assist: 0800 138 5560 text relay 18001 0800 138 5560 (Every day 24 hours).
• Waiting area: There's a sheltered waiting area.
• Parking: Yes: Station Car Park (22 spaces): free, run by Northern.
• Cycle parking: Yes: 8 spaces, with CCTV. Within the car park.
• Platforms: 2.

Station information from National Rail, updated Thursday, 27 August 2026. Facilities can change: check before you travel.

Routes from this station

• Leeds – Knottingley (Pontefract Line) Northern

Stops nearby

• Pontefract Park Gates 1 min walk
• Pontefract Tanshelf 2 min walk
• Camp Mount, Pontefract 3 min walk
• Park Lane Portland Ave, Pontefract 6 min walk
• Stuart Road, Pontefract 6 min walk
• Pontefract Cemetery 7 min walk

All bus routes and stops in Pontefract

Questions

Which trains stop at Pontefract Tanshelf station?

Leeds – Knottingley (Pontefract Line), run by Northern.

Where is Pontefract Tanshelf station?

Pontefract Tanshelf station is in Pontefract, West Yorkshire.

Where do trains from Pontefract Tanshelf station go?

The next departures go to Knottingley and Leeds.

Is Pontefract Tanshelf station step-free and wheelchair accessible?

Yes: step-free access to all platforms. Category A Station Station is unstaffed However no access problems for disabled or wheelchair users as the access to the platforms is via the ramped footbridge.

When is the ticket office at Pontefract Tanshelf station open?

There's a ticket office. There are ticket machines.

Can I get help or assistance at Pontefract Tanshelf station?

The station is unstaffed. Assistance staff meet you at Platform. Passenger Assist: 0800 138 5560 text relay 18001 0800 138 5560 (Every day 24 hours).

Is there parking at Pontefract Tanshelf station?

Yes: Station Car Park (22 spaces): free, run by Northern.

Is there cycle parking at Pontefract Tanshelf station?

Yes: 8 spaces, with CCTV. Within the car park.

How many platforms does Pontefract Tanshelf station have?

2.