- Cottingley railway station
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Cottingley 
The view from the foot bridge Location Place Cottingley Local authority City of Leeds Coordinates 53°46′04″N 1°35′15″W / 53.7679°N 1.5876°WCoordinates: 53°46′04″N 1°35′15″W / 53.7679°N 1.5876°W Grid reference SE272302 Operations Station code COT Managed by Northern Rail Number of platforms 2 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2004/05 * 25,179 2005/06 * 33,141 2006/07 * 43,504 2007/08 * 54,401 2008/09 * 74,904 2009/10 * 77,562 Passenger Transport Executive PTE West Yorkshire (Metro) Zone 2 History Opened 1988 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 Cottingley from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Cottingley railway station serves the Cottingley area of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south west of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line. The station was opened in May 1988 with financial assistance from West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive and is managed by Northern Rail, who provide all passenger services.
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Patronage growth
Patronage at Cottingley station (off Cottingley Drive) has increased significantly in recent years, and this is reflected by the figures published by the Office of the Rail Regulator (ORR). Recorded usage in 2002/03 was 9,467 journeys per year (average of entries and exits). By 2005/06 this had increased to 73,894 journeys per year, an increase of 781% (almost eightfold) in four years. Actual growth may be higher, since the ORR data does not accurately take account of the multi-modal 'MetroCard' season tickets issued by WYPTE which are valid for journeys to and from this station. From 2008/9 such MetroCard data has been included; although an estimation is made.
Recent growth can also be attributed in part by a significant new housing development adjacent to the railway station, called Churwell New Village.
This, combined with growth elsewhere on the line, means that overcrowding in the morning peak for commuters heading towards Leeds is now a serious problem. Efforts to address this have been hampered by the relatively short platforms at the station, which limit the length of trains that can call here.
Services
Monday to Saturday generally there is an hourly service from Cottingley to Leeds and to Huddersfield.
On Sundays there is a two-hourly service to both Leeds and Huddersfield.
Rail services on the Huddersfield Line between Leeds and Manchester Victoria via Hebden Bridge are usually scheduled to run through Cottingley without stopping.
Gallery
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Platform 2
External links
- Train times and station information for Cottingley railway station from National Rail
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Northern Rail Railway stations in West Yorkshire MetroTrain lines ■ Airedale · ■ Caldervale · ■ Dearne Valley · ■ Hallam · ■ Harrogate · ■ Huddersfield · ■ Leeds-Bradford · ■ Penistone · ■ Pontefract · ■ Wakefield · ■ Wharfedale · ■ York & Selby
City of Bradford Calderdale Kirklees Batley · Berry Brow · Brockholes · Deighton · Denby Dale · Dewsbury · Honley · Huddersfield · Lockwood · Marsden · Mirfield · Ravensthorpe · Shepley · Slaithwaite · StocksmoorCity of Leeds Bramley · Burley Park · Cottingley · Cross Gates · East Garforth · Garforth · Guiseley · Headingley · Horsforth · Leeds · Micklefield · Morley · New Pudsey · WoodlesfordCity of Wakefield Outside West Yorkshire,
but within the
West Yorkshire Metro areaCategories:- Railway stations in Leeds
- Railway stations opened by British Rail
- Railway stations opened in 1988
- Railway stations served by Northern Rail
- DfT Category F2 stations
- Yorkshire and the Humber railway station stubs
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