Castleford Railway Station

CASTLFD CFD | 8359
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Castleford station is managed by Northern Trains and is located in Wakefield within the Yorkshire and The Humber area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 254,962 journeys were made between Castleford and Leeds—that's 60% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Castleford peaked during 2016-17 with 599,134 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 22% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 76% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Castleford table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98216,893
1998-99236,867
1999-00248,825
2000-01228,208
2001-02173,507
2002-03199,028
2003-04 
2004-05292,839
2005-06312,423
2006-07304,485
2007-08306,220
2008-09372,046
2009-10359,410
2010-11393,776
2011-12416,752
2012-13537,898
2013-14555,244
2014-15566,420
2015-16574,844
2016-17599,134
2017-18579,282
2018-19538,708
2019-20539,210
2020-21121,070
2021-22353,258
2022-23410,456
2023-24424,144
2024-25