Pontefract Baghill Railway Station (PFR)

Pontefract Baghill railway station is the least busy of the three railway stations in Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England. The other stations, Monkhill and Tanshelf, both lie on the Pontefract Line, while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley Line 21.25 miles (34 km) south of York towards Sheffield. The station dates from 1879 (when the Ferrybridge to Moorthorpe section of the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway opened) and was also once linked to the Wakefield, Pontefract & Goole main line by means of a short chord to Pontefract Monkhill near where the two lines intersect (as can be seen from the RCH map below). This closed in November 1964, but the bay platform it once used at the northern end can still be made out. There are also two short curves north of the station, connecting the line to Knottingley station westbound & Monkhill eastbound, which are now only in use for freight and diverted passenger services.

In the Strategic Rail Authority's 2002/3 financial year, only 15 people bought tickets for journeys from Pontefract Baghill station, and 21 bought tickets for journeys ending there, making it the sixth least busy station in the United Kingdom.

Source: Wikipedia

Station Facts

Name: Pontefract Baghill
CRS Code: PFR
Location Code: 854000
Info Board Name: PONTEFRACT BAGHL
Address: Pontefract Baghill station, Station Lane, Pontefract, West Yorkshire
Postcode: WF8 1RB
Operator: Northern
Number of platforms: 2
DfT Category: F1 (Small unstaffed)
Passenger Trasport Executive: West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone: 3
Network Rail Route: London North East and East Midlands
Strategic Route Code: H.08
Strategic Route Line: Gilberdyke - Hatfield & Stainforth / Knottingley and Church Fenton - Moorthorpe

Annual Usage Figures

Year	Entry/Exit	Interchange
2018	1926	8
2017	2288	5
2016	1219	2
2015	1213	2
2014	1291	0
2013	1213	0
2012	1291	0
2011	980	0
2010	964	0
2009	888	0
2008	1061	0
2007	15376	0

Location Data

UK Parliament Constituency: Normanton, Pontefract and Castleford
Metropolitan District Ward: Pontefract North
Metropolitan District: Wakefield City Council
European Region: Yorkshire and the Humber

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Recent Crime Figures

Month	Total Crime	Criminal Damage & Arson
November 2018	0	0
October 2018	0	0
September 2018	0	0
August 2018	0	0
July 2018	0	0
June 2018	0	0
May 2018	0	0
April 2018	0	0
March 2018	0	0
February 2018	0	0
January 2018	0	0
December 2017	0	0
November 2017	0	0
October 2017	0	0
September 2017	0	0
August 2017	1	1
July 2017	0	0
June 2017	0	0
May 2017	0	0
April 2017	0	0
March 2017	0	0
February 2017	0	0
January 2017	0	0
December 2016	0	0
November 2016	0	0
October 2016	0	0
September 2016	0	0
August 2016	0	0
July 2016	0	0
June 2016	0	0
May 2016	0	0
April 2016	0	0
January 2016	0	0
December 2015	0	0
November 2015	2	2

Pontefract Baghill Railway Station

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Station Facts

Annual Usage Figures

Location Data

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