| South Elmsall | |
|---|---|
| Class 91 from King's Cross passing through South Elmsall station at speed | |
| Location | |
| Place | South Elmsall |
| Local authority | City of Wakefield |
| Grid reference | SE473111 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | SES |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.253 million |
| 2005/06 * | 0.265 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.281 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.305 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.354 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 5 (WYPTE) & Doncaster (SYPTE) |
| History | |
| Opened 1866 | |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at South Elmsall from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
South Elmsall railway station serves the village of South Elmsall near Pontefract in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Wakefield Line operated by Northern Rail.
Mondays to Saturdays there is an hourly service to Leeds via Wakefield Westgate and to Doncaster. Sundays there is a two-hourly service in both directions.
The station is less than 1 mile (1.6 km) away from Moorthorpe railway station which means the South Kirkby/South Elmsall area has a half-hourly service Monday to Saturdays (hourly Sundays) towards Leeds.
There is also a freight-only line to the Sheffield-Hull Line to Hatfield and Stainforth and beyond (part of the original West Riding and Grimsby Railway) which diverges to the south of the station.
The station is in West Yorkshire but South Yorkshire PTE tickets are valid to and from this station, on services into South Yorkshire.
The station is located less than 1 mile (1.6 km) away from Frickley Athletic F.C.
The station is featured in the literary works of A. F. Bransdreth who set the final scene of Dim the Lights on the southbound platform.
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