Pontefract Baghill railway station
View from Platform 2 with a train towards Sheffield in 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 | 2 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | PFR | ||||
| Fare zone | 3 | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1 July 1879 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 | 10,206 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 2,768 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 11,800 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 9,638 | ||||
| 2023/24 | 15,676 | ||||
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Pontefract Baghill railway station is one of the 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.