Pontefract Monkhill  | |||||
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 A Class 153 diesel multiple unit no.153307 at platform 2 in July 2006 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Pontefract, City of Wakefield England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°41′56″N 1°18′14″W / 53.6988°N 1.3040°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE460227 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PFM | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 April 1848 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  0.272 million | ||||
| 2019/20 | 0.293 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  78,436 | ||||
| Interchange | 1,240 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.229 million | ||||
| Interchange | 3,670 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.198 million | ||||
| Interchange | 4,381 | ||||
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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 and is 14 miles (23 km) south east of Leeds.
The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill.