The Pontefract line is one of the rail services in the West Yorkshire Metro area of northern England. The service is operated by Northern, and links Wakefield and Leeds with Goole via Pontefract. The Metro timetable for the line also includes services operated as the Dearne Valley line between York and Sheffield via Pontefract.
A Northern Trains Class 158 no.158815 at Pontefract Monkhill station in August 2021
Metro is the passenger information brand used by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE), at the same time as the metropolitan county of West Yorkshire. The Metro brand has been used from the outset and, since the formal abolition of the WYPTE on 1 April 2014, it has remained the brand name of public transport in the region, overseen by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which is also responsible for the delivery of transport policies.
West Yorkshire Metro
A dial-a-ride Metro AccessBus in Lovell Park, Leeds in September 2021
Wellington House in Leeds, the headquarters of West Yorkshire Metro
West Yorkshire PTE Daimler Fleetlines in Leeds in August 1979