Cross Gates railway station

Cross Gates
Platform 2
Location
Place	Cross Gates
Local authority	City of Leeds
Coordinates	53°48′18″N 1°27′00″W / 53.805°N 1.450°W / 53.805; -1.450Coordinates: 53°48′18″N 1°27′00″W / 53.805°N 1.450°W / 53.805; -1.450
Grid reference	SE363344
Operations
Station code	CRG
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information 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
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	2
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Cross Gates from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Cross Gates railway station serves Cross Gates, an area in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies on the York and Selby Lines, operated by Northern Rail 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^[update], 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 City 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 during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service to York.

First TransPennine Express also run a service from here, one each way Mondays - Fridays. The services are:

• 07:44 to Manchester Airport calling at Leeds, Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport.
• 17:18 to Middlesbrough calling at York, Thirsk, Northallerton, Yarm, Thornaby and Middlesbrough.

Former services

Until 1963 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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  An old sign on the westbound platform.

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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 Rail/WYPTE Signage on the Eastbound Platform (With Dual Word Spelling)

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  The pedestrian bridge as seen from Station Road

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  Platform 1, looking east towards Station Road

References

1. ^ "Cross Gates (CRG)". National Rail Enquiries. http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/crg/details.html. Retrieved 6 August 2011. 

External links

• Train times and station information for Cross Gates railway station from National Rail

Preceding station		National Rail		Following station
Leeds		Northern Rail York & Selby Lines		Garforth
Leeds		First TransPennine Express North TransPennine		York