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{{short description|Railway station in West Yorkshire, England}}
{{Short description|Railway station in West Yorkshire, England}}
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| image = Pontefract Baghill stn.jpg
| caption = View from Platform 2 with a train towards Sheffield
| caption = View from Platform 2 with a train towards Sheffield in August 2006
| borough = [[Pontefract]], [[City of Wakefield]]
| borough = [[Pontefract]], [[City of Wakefield]]
| country = England
| country = England
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| grid_name = [[Ordnance Survey National Grid|Grid reference]]
| grid_position = {{gbmapscaled|SE461219|25|SE461219}}
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| manager = [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]]
| manager = [[Northern Trains]]
| platforms = 2
| platforms = 2
| code = PFR
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| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F1
| classification = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F1
| transit_authority = [[West Yorkshire Metro]]
| transit_authority = [[West Yorkshire Metro]]
| opened = 1879
| opened = 1 July 1879
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| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
| footnotes = Passenger statistics from the [[Office of Rail and Road]]
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'''Pontefract Baghill railway station''' is the least busy of the three [[railway station]]s in [[Pontefract]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The other stations, [[Pontefract Monkhill railway station|Monkhill]] and [[Pontefract Tanshelf railway station|Tanshelf]], both lie on the [[Pontefract Line]], while Baghill lies on the [[Dearne Valley Line]] {{convert|21+1/4|mi|km|0}} south of [[York railway station|York]] towards [[Sheffield railway station|Sheffield]].
'''Pontefract Baghill railway station''' is one of the three [[railway station]]s that serve the market town of [[Pontefract]] in [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. The other stations, [[Pontefract Monkhill railway station|Monkhill]] and [[Pontefract Tanshelf railway station|Tanshelf]], both lie on the [[Pontefract line]], while Baghill lies on the [[Dearne Valley line]] {{convert|21+1/4|mi|km|0}} south of [[York railway station|York]] towards [[Sheffield station|Sheffield]].


== History ==
== History ==
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==Facilities==
==Facilities==
[[File:Pontefract Baghill Station - geograph.org.uk - 333059.jpg|thumb|left|Pontefract Baghill railway station in July 1987]]
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The station has very basic amenities - it is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision of any kind, so anyone travelling from here needs to buy their ticket on the train or in advance of travel. The only other facilities offered are bench seating, a public telephone and timetable information posters (the old main building still stands but is in private use). Step-free access is available to both platforms.<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/PFR/details.html Pontefract Baghill station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 18 January 2017</ref> Neither platform has any shelter; though it is possible to wait under the passage in the former station building on the York bound platform.
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[[File:Baghill Station Jun 07.jpg|thumb|left|View of Platform 2 from Platform 1]]
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The station has very basic amenities – it is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision of any kind, so anyone travelling from here needs to buy their ticket on the train or in advance of travel. The only other facilities offered are bench seating, a public telephone and timetable information posters (the old main building still stands but is in private use). Step-free access is available to both platforms.<ref>[http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/PFR/details.html Pontefract Baghill station facilities] ''National Rail Enquiries''; Retrieved 18 January 2017</ref> Neither platform has any shelter; though it is possible to wait under the passage in the former station building on the York bound platform.


== Services ==
== Services ==
[[File:Pontefract Baghill Station - geograph.org.uk - 333059.jpg|thumb|left|Pontefract Baghill railway station in 1987]]
[[File:British Rail Class 142 DMU coupled with a British Rail Class 144 DMU at Pontefract Baghill railway station (5th July 2019) 002.jpg|thumb|right|[[British Rail Class 142]] en route to Sheffield in July 2019]]
All services at Pontefract Baghill are operated by [[Northern Trains]].
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[[File:Baghill Station Jun 07.jpg|thumb|left|View of Platform 2 from Platform 1]]

[[File:British Rail Class 142 DMU coupled with a British Rail Class 144 DMU at Pontefract Baghill railway station (5th July 2019) 002.jpg|thumb|right|[[British Rail Class 142]] en route to Sheffield in 2019]]
As of May 2023, the station is served by a limited service of three trains per day in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays only which run northbound to {{stnlnk|York}} and southbound to {{stnlnk|Sheffield}}.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/sites/default/files/templates/N34/2023-05-21-to-2023-12-09-1681298660.pdf|title=Timetable N34: York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill|work=[[Northern Trains]]|access-date=13 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{NRtimes|May 2023|33}}</ref>


No train services call at the station on Sundays and the station is instead served by a single [[rail replacement bus service]] in each direction between {{stnlnk|York}} and {{stnlnk|Moorthorpe}}.
The low level of usage can be attributed to there being only six trains each day (four on Sundays), three serving the station northbound to York and three southbound to Sheffield, at times that are not favourable to commuters.<ref>National Rail Timetable December 2018, Table 33 (Network Rail)</ref><ref>{{cite report | title = Rail North Strategy Consultation, Response from Railfuture. | date = 18 October 2013 | editor = Christopher R. Hyomes | page = 5 | url = http://www.railfuture.org.uk/dl651 | publisher = Railfuture}}</ref> Furthermore, the neighbouring cities of [[Leeds]] and [[Wakefield]] cannot be reached by direct services from the station.
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From the May 2019 timetable change, an additional service in each direction has been introduced on Mondays to Saturdays (15:37 northbound to York, 17:49 southbound to Sheffield).<ref>{{NRtimes|May 2019|33}}</ref>
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== References and notes ==
== References and notes ==
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== Literature ==
== Literature ==
* Body, G. (1988), ''PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, {{ISBN|1-85260-072-1}}
* Body, G. (1988), ''PSL Field Guides – Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2'', Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, {{ISBN|1-85260-072-1}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
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* {{cite web | url = http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~owend/I/R/stnpages/pontefractbaghill.html | author = Owen Dunn | title = Pontefract Baghill | date = 17 May 2010}} The station in 2010.
* {{cite web | url = http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~owend/I/R/stnpages/pontefractbaghill.html | author = Owen Dunn | title = Pontefract Baghill | date = 17 May 2010}} The station in 2010.
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3oCbjCD3poI Pontefract Baghill - Least Used Station in West Yorkshire] 2019 YouTube video by Geoff Marshall about the station.


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[[Category:Railway stations in Wakefield]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Wakefield]]
[[Category:DfT Category F1 stations]]
[[Category:Former Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway stations]]
[[Category:Former Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1879]]
[[Category:Northern franchise railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by Northern]]
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Latest revision as of 16:21, 21 November 2024

Pontefract Baghill
National Rail
View from Platform 2 with a train towards Sheffield in August 2006
General information
LocationPontefract, City of Wakefield
England
Coordinates53°41′31″N 1°18′11″W / 53.692°N 1.303°W / 53.692; -1.303
Grid referenceSE461219
Managed byNorthern Trains
Transit authorityWest Yorkshire Metro
Platforms2
Other information
Station codePFR
Fare zone3
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Opened1 July 1879
Passengers
2019/20Increase 10,206
2020/21Decrease 2,768
2021/22Increase 11,800
2022/23Decrease 9,638
2023/24Increase 15,676
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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.

History

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A 1912 Railway Clearing House Junction Diagram showing (lower right) railways in the vicinity of Pontefract Baghill (shown here as S & K Jnt)

The station was opened together with the Ferrybridge to Moorthorpe section of the Swinton and Knottingley Joint Railway. Public passenger train services began on 1 July 1879, freight traffic had already started by then. The design of the station followed basic principles of the North Eastern Railway, it was, however, larger than the other stations opened on the line at the same time.[1] Pontefract Baghill was also once linked to the Wakefield, Pontefract & Goole main line by means of a short chord to Pontefract Monkhill near the intersection of the two lines as shown on the accompanying RCH map. This connection closed in November 1964,[2] but the bay platform it once used at the northern end can still be made out. Two short curves north of the station near Ferrybridge connect the Dearne Valley Line to the western end of Knottingley station westbound and the eastern end of Monkhill station (both on the Pontefract Line), but 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,[3] making it the sixth least busy station in the United Kingdom at that time. The annual usage in recent years is still considerably lower than that of Monkhill and Tanshelf stations.

Facilities

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Pontefract Baghill railway station in July 1987
View of Platform 2 from Platform 1

The station has very basic amenities – it is unstaffed and has no ticketing provision of any kind, so anyone travelling from here needs to buy their ticket on the train or in advance of travel. The only other facilities offered are bench seating, a public telephone and timetable information posters (the old main building still stands but is in private use). Step-free access is available to both platforms.[4] Neither platform has any shelter; though it is possible to wait under the passage in the former station building on the York bound platform.

Services

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British Rail Class 142 en route to Sheffield in July 2019

All services at Pontefract Baghill are operated by Northern Trains.

As of May 2023, the station is served by a limited service of three trains per day in each direction on weekdays and Saturdays only which run northbound to York and southbound to Sheffield.[5][6]

No train services call at the station on Sundays and the station is instead served by a single rail replacement bus service in each direction between York and Moorthorpe.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Northern Trains

References and notes

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  1. ^ Michael Norfolk, ed. (2012). "Pontefract Steam Railways by Peter Cookson. Gallery Three". Archived from the original on 7 February 2017. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
  2. ^ Body, p.52
  3. ^ 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. By 2004/05 the figure has risen to 53. The SRA finds it difficult to allocate passenger usage numbers for stations grouped together (tickets are booked to Pontefract Stations and not a particular station). Adjusted figures can be wrong either way (hence the sudden increase in the figures right). In any event usage is low although the figure can probably never be ascertained accurately. Continued usage notes Archived 4 March 2006 at the Wayback Machine, and Excel format table for all stations Archived 13 February 2006 at the Wayback Machine available.
  4. ^ Pontefract Baghill station facilities National Rail Enquiries; Retrieved 18 January 2017
  5. ^ "Timetable N34: York to Sheffield via Pontefract Baghill" (PDF). Northern Trains. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  6. ^ Table 33 National Rail timetable, May 2023

Literature

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  • Body, G. (1988), PSL Field Guides – Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 1-85260-072-1
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