are two other stations in Pontefract ( and Tanshelf). The line is however a busy freight artery (particularly with bulk loads of imported coal for the power stations at Ferrybridge, Eggbrough and Drax and also further afield in the East Midlands) and also a useful diversionary route, which ensures its continuing survival. In 2017, the section through Rotherham Central was adapted for use by Sheffield Supertram, the light rail network that operates within Sheffield. Supertram is operating a pilot tram-train service over the route, testing the feasibility of such an operation. This is initially intended to run for two years, with an extension of the operation should it prove successful. It involved the construction of a new chord between the National Rail line and Supertram's own network, with a tram platform built at and a short siding to serve the Rotherham Parkgate tram stop terminus with the extension electrified. It opened on 25 October 2018. References Sources < Literature Rail Atlas: Great Britain & Ireland, by S. K. Baker The Railways of Great Britain: A Historical Atlas, by Colonel Michael H. Cobb Rail transport in North Yorkshire Rail transport in South Yorkshire Rail transport in West Yorkshire Rail transport in Sheffield Rail transport in York Railway lines in Yorkshire and the Humber