Pontefract Baghill railway station

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Pontefract Baghill
Location
Place	Pontefract
Local authority	City of Wakefield
Operations
Station code	PFR
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Annual entry/exit	36 *
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	3
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* based on sales of tickets in 2002/03 financial year which end or originate at Pontefract Baghill. Disclaimer (PDF)

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 from Sheffield to York.

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 ^[1], making it the sixth least busy station in the United Kingdom. The low level of usage can be attributed to there being only two trains per day which serve the station.

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Train times and station information for Pontefract Baghill railway station from National Rail
Street map and aerial photo of Pontefract Baghill railway station from Multimap.com

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^ The usage information (Station Entries and Station Exits) is based on ticket sales in the financial year 2002/03 and covers all National Rail stations. Continued usage notes, and Excel format table for all stations available.