Cross Gates railway station

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Cross Gates
Location
Place	Cross Gates
Local authority	City of Leeds
Coordinates	53°48′18″N 1°27′00″W / 53.805, -1.450Coordinates: 53°48′18″N 1°27′00″W / 53.805, -1.450
Operations
Station code	CRG
Managed by	Northern Rail
Platforms in use	2
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	0.239 million
2005/06 *	0.260 million
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	West Yorkshire (Metro)
Zone	2
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* 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.
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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 4¼ miles (6 km) east of Leeds

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. The correct spelling remains open to debate hence the decision to show both.

[edit] Services

Monday to Saturday daytime there is an 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 during Monday to Saturday daytimes. Evenings and Sundays there is an hourly service to York.

An old sign on the westbound platform.

[edit] External links

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

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Leeds City		Northern Rail York and Selby Lines		Garforth

Railway stations in West Yorkshire
MetroTrain lines: ▐ Airedale • ▐ Caldervale • ║ Dearne Valley • ▐ Hallam Line • ▐ Harrogate • ▐ Huddersfield • ▐ Leeds-Bradford • ▐ Penistone • ▐ Pontefract • ▐ Wakefield • ▐ Wharfedale • ▐ York & Selby
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* Darton station is in South Yorkshire, however West Yorkshire Metro passes are valid to/from this station.
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