Pontefract Monkhill is the busiest railway station in the market town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Pontefract Line, 14 miles south-east of Leeds. The station is managed by
A Class 153 diesel multiple unit at platform 2, July 2006
The station in July 1987
Platform 1
Grand Central is a British open-access operator in the United Kingdom. A subsidiary of Arriva UK Trains, it has operated passenger rail services since December 2007.
Pontefract Monkhill railway station
…on the Pontefract Line, 14 miles (23 km) south-east of Leeds. The station is managed by Northern Trains, which also provides train services along with Grand Central. The other stations in the town are Pontefract Tanshelf and Pontefract Baghill. The lines to Leeds, via Castleford and Wakefield Kirkgate, separate…
Class 180 Adelante and Class 221 Super Voyager at Bradford Interchange
43080 at London King's Cross on 18 December 2007, the first day of Grand Central services
Mark 3 standard class interior
43067 at King's Cross in the original livery in 2009