Pontefract Baghill railway station

Pontefract Baghill is one of three railway stations that serve the market town of , in , England. The other stations, and , both lie on the Pontefract line, while Baghill lies on the Dearne Valley line, 21+1⁄4 miles south of towards Sheffield.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in West Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Category:Pontefract Baghill railway station”, “PFR”, “Pontefract Baghill”, and “Pontefract Baghill Railway Station”
  • Address: Station Lane, Pontefract, WF8 1QR
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Pontefract Castle and Pontefract Town Hall.

Castle
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is a castle ruin in the town of , in , England. King Richard II is thought to have died there. It was the site of a series of sieges during the 17th-century English Civil War. is situated 1,300 feet north of Pontefract Baghill railway station.

Town hall
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is a town hall in , , England. It was completed in 1882. It is now owned and used by Wakefield Council as a registry office. The building has been Grade II listed since 15 November 1988. is situated 1,400 feet west of Pontefract Baghill railway station.

Church
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is a former Methodist Church of Great Britain church in , , England. is situated 1,000 feet northwest of Pontefract Baghill railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pontefract and Chequerfield.

Photo: Rept0n1x, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a market town in . It's one of the "Five Towns" east of the city of , and a commuter town for Leeds. in 2021 its population was 40,000.

Suburb
is a district made up mostly of council housing of , , England.

Village
is a small village on the southern outskirts of , in the district, in the county of , England. The village is home to the parish church of St Michael the Archangel, and two schools, and the Rookeries primary school.

Pontefract Baghill railway station

Latitude
53.69174° or 53° 41′ 30″ north
Longitude
-1.3034° or 1° 18′ 12″ west
Elevation
141 feet (43 metres)
Operator
Northern Trains
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“PFR”
Open location code
9C5WMMRW+MJ
Open­Street­Map ID
node 5383468496
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Geo­Names ID
6953356
Wiki­data ID
Q4301181
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Venetian—“Pontefract Baghill railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Pontefract Baghill”
  • Dutch: “Station Pontefract Baghill”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة پونتيفراكت باجيل”
  • French: “gare de Pontefract Baghill”
  • French: “Gare de Pontefract Baghill”
  • French: “Pontefract Baghill”
  • Urdu: “پونٹی فریکٹ بیگ ہل ریلوے اسٹیشن”
  • Venetian: “stasion de Pontefract Baghill”

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