Cross Gates railway station
Cross Gates  | |
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Northern Class 158 Stands on Platform 2 Working a York - Blackpool Service | |
| Location | |
| Place | Cross Gates |
| Local authority | City of Leeds |
| Coordinates | 53°48′18″N 1°27′00″W / 53.805°N 1.450°WCoordinates: 53°48′18″N 1°27′00″W / 53.805°N 1.450°W |
| Grid reference | SE363344 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | CRG |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | E |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2004/05 | 0.239 million |
| 2005/06 |
 0.260 million |
| 2006/07 |
0.282 million |
| 2007/08 |
0.294 million |
| 2008/09 |
0.402 million |
| 2009/10 |
0.417 million |
| 2010/11 |
0.480 million |
| 2011/12 |
0.499 million |
| 2012/13 |
 0.454 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.476 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.483 million |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 2 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cross Gates from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
| UK Railways portal | |
Cross Gates railway station serves Cross Gates, an area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the Selby Line, operated by Northern 4.25 miles (7 km) east of Leeds railway station.
In the past signwriters have been unsure as to the correct spelling of Cross Gates, with "Cross Gates" on the westbound platform and "Crossgates" on one sign on the eastbound platform. As of 2010, only the "Cross Gates" spelling is shown, and this is also the version used by National Rail Enquiries.[1]
Services
Monday to Saturday daytime there is a half-hourly service to Leeds with most services going beyond to Bradford Interchange and onwards to Blackpool North or Huddersfield. Evenings and Sundays, the service is hourly only. (Sundays to Blackpool North). Eastbound, there is an hourly service to York and Selby respectively Monday to Saturday at daytime. Evenings and Sundays, there is an hourly service to York.[2]
In addition to these, First TransPennine Express also call here during the morning and evening peaks with 2 trains to Liverpool via Manchester, 1 train to Manchester Airport and 2 trains to Scarborough.
CrossCountry services between Scotland and Devon/Cornwall and the daily East Coast service from Leeds to Aberdeen rush through the station, but do not stop.
Former services
Until January 1964, passenger services existed between Cross Gates and Wetherby railway station. The Cross Gates to Wetherby line was closed under the Beeching Axe. Alternative routes to Scarborough existed along this line as well as raceday specials to Wetherby racecourse. Services on this line ran to the following railway stations, Pendas Way, Scholes, Thorner, Bardsey, Collingham Bridge and Wetherby. Wetherby Racecourse also operated its own railway station, on the Harrogate to Church Fenton Line.
Gallery
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New signage on the Leeds bound platform (note dual word spelling)
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Old signage on the Hull bound platform (note single word spelling)
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The New Northern/WYPTE Signage on the Eastbound Platform (With Dual Word Spelling)
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The pedestrian bridge as seen from Station Road, the Bridge now gone as of 2012.
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Platform 1, looking east towards Station Road
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Class 47 Nos 47832 and 47790 Pass through Cross Gates with an Edinburgh - Southampton Cruise Saver Train in November 2011
References
- ↑ "Cross Gates (CRG)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 6 August 2011.
- ↑ GB eNRT, December 2015 Edition, Table 41
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cross Gates railway station. |
- Train times and station information for Cross Gates railway station from National Rail
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