Pontefract Tanshelf Railway Station

PTFTTSF POT | 8541

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Pontefract Tanshelf station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Wakefield within the Yorkshire and The Humber area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 14,514 journeys were made between Pontefract Tanshelf and Wakefield Westgate—that's 16% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Pontefract Tanshelf peaked during 2023-24 with 91,090 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 16% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 159% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Pontefract Tanshelf table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	23,502
1998-99	34,139
1999-00	37,474
2000-01	33,480
2001-02	14,833
2002-03	12,329
2003-04
2004-05	24,690
2005-06	28,936
2006-07	33,403
2007-08	39,512
2008-09	43,068
2009-10	43,340
2010-11	49,950
2011-12	48,718
2012-13	39,580
2013-14	38,994
2014-15	34,328
2015-16	32,508
2016-17	33,328
2017-18	28,414
2018-19	38,830
2019-20	53,538
2020-21	8,388
2021-22	30,440
2022-23	85,368
2023-24	91,090
2024-25