| Pontefract | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Locale | Horsefair, Pontefract |
| Local authority | City of Wakefield |
| Operation | |
| Managed by | Metro |
| No. of stands | 9 |
| Operators | Arriva Yorkshire, Stagecoach Yorkshire, Stringers, M Travel, National Express |
| Travel centre | Yes |
| Rail connection | Pontefract Monkhill 900 metres away - catch services 125, 145, 148, 149, 150, 184, 487 or 488 Pontefract Tanshelf 700 metres away - catch services 134, 135, 136, 183 or 410 Pontefract Baghill 400 metres away - catch services 135 or 136. |
| Annual usage | 10,111 daily usage [1] |
Pontefract bus station serves the town of Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by the Metro (WYPTE).
The bus station is situated in Pontefract Town Centre and can be accessed from Horsefair and Northgate.
There are nine stands at the bus station and the main operators are Arriva Yorkshire, Stagecoach Yorkshire, Stringers and M Travel.
Buses run from the bus station around the town of Pontefract and as far a field as Leeds, Castleford, Tadcaster, Selby, Doncaster and Wakefield.
National Express Coaches (service 426) operate from here southbound towards London and northbound towards Sunderland.
The bus services that use Pontefract Bus Station and their stand letter are shown below[2]: (Places in bold are where services terminate)
| No. | Operator | Destination | Stand |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 | Stagecoach Yorkshire | Barnsley via Featherstone, Ackworth, Hemsworth, Grimethorpe and Cudworth | E1 |
| Arriva Yorkshire | Hemsworth via Featherstone, Ackworth and Fitzwilliam | E2 | |
| 46 | Stagecoach Yorkshire | Barnsley via Upton, South Elmsall, Hemsworth, Grimethorpe and Cudworth | D1 |
| Arriva Yorkshire | Hemsworth via Upton and South Elmsall | D2 | |
| 49 | M Travel | Low Ackworth | H |
| 125 | Ross Travel | Wakefield via Airedale, Pontefract, Altofts and Pinderfields Hospital | E |
| 134 | M Travel | Castleford via Junction 32 Outlet | B |
| 135 136 |
Arriva Yorkshire | Chequerfield | A |
| Castleford via Junction 32 Outlet | C | ||
| 144 146 |
Ross Travel | Castleford via Featherstone | J |
| 145 148 149 150 |
Arriva Yorkshire | Wakefield via Featherstone | D |
| Knottingley via Ferrybridge | G | ||
| 147 157 |
Arriva Yorkshire | Wakefield via Featherstone and Normanton | H |
| 150 | Arriva Yorkshire | Selby via Ferrybridge, Hensall and Brayton | G |
| 177 | Arriva Yorkshire | Castleford via Featherstone | H2 |
| 183 | M Travel | Wakefield via Junction 32 Outlet, Castleford and Normanton | B3 |
| 184 185 |
Arriva Yorkshire | Wakefield via Airedale, Castleford and Normanton | F |
| 249 | M Travel | Castleford via Junction 32 Outlet | B4 |
| BL Travel | Upton via Hemsworth South Elmsall | E3 | |
| 408 409 430 |
Arriva Yorkshire | Doncaster via Darrington, Wentbridge, Askern and Bentley | H |
| 410 | Arriva Yorkshire | Leeds City Bus Station via Junction 32 Outlet, Methley and Oulton | C |
| 420 | Arriva Yorkshire | Doncaster via Knottingley, Womersley, Askern and Bentley | H |
| 487 | M Travel | Chequerfield | A3 |
| Knottingley via Ferrybridge | G3 | ||
| 488 | M Travel | Chequerfield | A |
| Knottingley via Ferrybridge | G | ||
| 489 | M Travel | Chequerfield | A |
| 492 493 |
Arriva Yorkshire | Tadcaster via Ferrybridge, Monk Fryston, South Milford and Sherburn | F |
Notes:
| 1 | Monday-Saturday daytime only |
|---|---|
| 2 | Evenings/Sundays only |
| 3 | Weekdays only |
| 4 | One weekday morning journey |
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