Pontefract Baghill railway station
View from platform 2, with a train towards Sheffield (August 2006) | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Pontefract, City of Wakefield, England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°41′31″N 1°18′11″W / 53.692°N 1.303°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE461219 | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PFR | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1879 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2020/21 | 2,768 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 11,800 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 9,638 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 15,676 | ||||
| 2024/25 | 18,130 | ||||
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Pontefract Baghill is one of three railway stations that serve the market town of Pontefract, in West Yorkshire, England. The other stations, Monkhill and Tanshelf, both lie on the Pontefract line, while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley line, 21+1⁄4 miles (34 km) south of York towards Sheffield.