Castleford railway station
Platform 2 with TPE and Northern services calling, December 2023 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Castleford, City of Wakefield, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°43′26″N 1°21′18″W / 53.724°N 1.355°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE426254 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | CFD | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1871 (current station) | ||||
| Original company | York and North Midland Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | London and North Eastern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1 July 1840 | First station opened as Castleford | ||||
| 1871 | Station resited | ||||
| 15 September 1952 | Renamed Castleford Central | ||||
| 20 February 1969 | Renamed Castleford | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 0.121 million | ||||
| Interchange | 2,556 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 0.353 million | ||||
| Interchange | 8,057 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.410 million | ||||
| Interchange | 7,980 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.424 million | ||||
| Interchange | 17,489 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 0.487 million | ||||
| Interchange | 29,455 | ||||
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Castleford railway station serves the town of Castleford, in West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Hallam and Pontefract lines, 11 miles (18 km) south-east of Leeds.
In February 2016, West Yorkshire Metro opened the new Castleford bus station close to the railway station, featuring an integrated and staffed transport interchange. Work on the new £6 million bus station was started in October 2014.