Pontefract bus station serves the town of Pontefract

Pontefract

Pontefract is an historic market town in West Yorkshire, England. Traditionally in the West Riding, near the A1 , the M62 motorway and Castleford. It is one of the five towns in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield and has a population of 28,250...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county within the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England with a population of 2.2 million. West Yorkshire came into existence as a metropolitan county in 1974 after the passage of the Local Government Act 1972....

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. The bus station is owned and managed by the Metro (WYPTE)

West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive

The West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the Passenger Transport Executive for the county of West Yorkshire, England. It is the executive arm of the West Yorkshire Integrated Transport Authority and was originally formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport...

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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

Arriva Yorkshire

Arriva Yorkshire is a division of Arriva which operates bus services around West Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and the southern areas of North Yorkshire in England.-History:Arriva Yorkshire was formed as a combination of mergers of previous...

, Stagecoach Yorkshire

Stagecoach Yorkshire

Stagecoach Yorkshire is an operating division of Stagecoach UK Bus.It was formed in 2005 to take over the former Traction Group fleets in Yorkshire by Stagecoach Group, which took over Traction from Frank Carter on 14 December 2005; Yorkshire Traction, Yorkshire Terrier and Barnsley & District....

, Stringers and M Travel.

Services

Buses run from the bus station around the town of Pontefract and as far a field as Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, Castleford

Castleford

Castleford is the largest of the "five towns" district in the metropolitan borough of the City of Wakefield, in West Yorkshire, England. It is near Pontefract, and has a population of 37,525 according to the 2001 Census, but has seen a rise in recent years and is now around 45-50,000. To the north...

, Tadcaster

Tadcaster

Tadcaster is a market town and civil parish in the Selby district of North Yorkshire, England. Lying on the Great North Road approximately east of Leeds and west of York. It is the last town on the River Wharfe before it joins the River Ouse about downstream...

, Selby

Selby

Selby is a town and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England. Situated south of the city of York, along the course of the River Ouse, Selby is the largest and, with a population of 13,012, most populous settlement of the wider Selby local government district.Historically a part of the West Riding...

, Doncaster

Doncaster

Doncaster is a town in South Yorkshire, England, and the principal settlement of the Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster. The town is about from Sheffield and is popularly referred to as "Donny"...

 and Wakefield

Wakefield

Wakefield is the main settlement and administrative centre of the City of Wakefield, a metropolitan district of West Yorkshire, England. Located by the River Calder on the eastern edge of the Pennines, the urban area is and had a population of 76,886 in 2001....

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National Express Coaches (service 426) operate from here southbound towards London

Victoria Coach Station

Victoria Coach Station is the largest and most significant coach station in London. It serves long distance coach services and is also the departure point for many countryside coach tours originating from London. It should not be confused with the nearby Green Line Coach Station serving Green Line...

 and northbound towards Sunderland.

The bus services that use Pontefract Bus Station and their stand letter are shown below:
(Places in bold are where services terminate)

No.	Operator	Destination	Stand
35	Stagecoach Yorkshire	Barnsley Barnsley Interchange Barnsley Interchange lies in the centre of the town of Barnsley, in South Yorkshire, England. The station was opened in 1850 and is north of Sheffield...  via Featherstone, Ackworth, Hemsworth, Grimethorpe and Cudworth	E1
	Arriva Yorkshire	Hemsworth Hemsworth bus station Hemsworth bus station serves the town of Hemsworth, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is managed and operated by Metro...  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 Wakefield bus station Wakefield bus station serves the city of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and operated by Arriva Yorkshire.The bus station is situated at next to Marsh Way A61 and the city's new market and can be accessed from both Marsh Way and Union Street.The bus station was rebuilt...  via Airedale, Pontefract, Altofts and Pinderfields Hospital	E
134	M Travel	Castleford Castleford bus station Castleford bus station serves the town of Castleford, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by the Metro .The bus station is situated in Castleford Town Centre off Albion Street and is approximately 100 metres away from the town's railway station.There are 15 stands on four...  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 Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange is a transport interchange located in the Frenchgate Centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange is home to 30 bus bays, and also connects the shopping centre with the town's railway station....  via Darrington, Wentbridge, Askern and Bentley	H
410	Arriva Yorkshire	Leeds City Bus Station Leeds City bus station Leeds City bus station serves the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. The bus station is owned and managed by Metro. It is situated between the Quarry Hill and Leeds City Markets areas of Leeds city centre... 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

External links

• Metro's Pontefract Bus Station page
• Texting (at Pontefract Bus Stn) - flickr