Pontefract Baghill Railway Station

PTFTBHL PFR | 8540

Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Pontefract Baghill 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 6,578 journeys were made between Pontefract Baghill and York—that's 42% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Pontefract Baghill peaked during 2006-07 with 64,802 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 27% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 94% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Pontefract Baghill table
Year	Passenger Numbers
1997-98	191
1998-99	121
1999-00	221
2000-01	59
2001-02	40
2002-03	36
2003-04
2004-05	53
2005-06	106
2006-07	64,802
2007-08	4,341
2008-09	3,892
2009-10	4,078
2010-11	4,308
2011-12	5,168
2012-13	5,252
2013-14	5,666
2014-15	5,406
2015-16	5,696
2016-17	6,148
2017-18	6,448
2018-19	7,376
2019-20	10,206
2020-21	2,768
2021-22	11,800
2022-23	9,638
2023-24	15,676
2024-25