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((Short description|Railway station in West Yorkshire, England))
((Use dmy dates|date=April 2023))
((Use British English|date=March 2018))
((more citations needed|date=December 2011))
((Infobox station
| name                = Cottingley
| symbol_location     = gb
| symbol              = rail
| image               = Cottingley railway station (23rd October 2021) 029.jpg
| caption             = The view from the foot bridge
| borough             = [[Cottingley, Leeds|Cottingley]], [[City of Leeds]]
| country             = England
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| manager             = [[Northern Trains]]
| platforms           = 2
| code                = COT
| zone                = 2
| classification      = [[United Kingdom railway station categories|DfT category]] F2
| transit_authority   = [[West Yorkshire Metro]]
| original            = [[British Rail]]
| years               = ((start date|1988|04|25|df=y))
| events              = Station opened
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'''Cottingley railway station''' serves the [[Cottingley, Leeds|Cottingley]] and [[Churwell]] areas of [[Leeds]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It lies ((convert|3|mi|km|0)) south west of [[Leeds railway station|Leeds]] on the [[Huddersfield Line]]. It is the nearest railway station to [[Leeds United F.C.]]'s [[Elland Road]] stadium.

[[White Rose railway station]] is planned ((convert|750|m|order=flip)) south of Cottingley station, to open in 2024 and following a review,<ref name=":0">((cite news |last1=Clark |first1=Jess |title=Details of two new Leeds stations revealed |url=https://www.newcivilengineer.com/latest/details-of-two-new-leeds-stations-revealed/10032815.article |access-date=10 July 2018 |work=New Civil Engineer |date=5 July 2018))</ref> [[West Yorkshire Combined Authority]] has decided that Cottingley station will subsequently close on the grounds of its inaccessibility and that White Rose station will be better connected to businesses and places of education.<ref name=YP1> [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/yorkshire-railway-station-to-close-as-part-of-plans-to-create-new-stop-half-a-mile-down-the-track-3407907 Yorkshire railway Station to close as part of plans to create new stop half a mile down the track]. ''Yorkshire Post'' (5 October 2021). Retrieved 5 October 2021.</ref>

==History==
The station was opened by [[British Rail]] on 25 April 1988<ref>((Butt-Stations|page=69))</ref> with financial assistance from [[West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive]] and is currently managed by [[Northern Trains]]; however, most trains that call at Cottingley are now operated by [[TransPennine Express]] apart from three peak hour services.

Following the approval of plans for a new White Rose Station ((convert|700|m|yd|order=flip)) to the south.<ref>((cite magazine |last1=Johnston |first1=Howard |title=Regional News |magazine=Rail Magazine |date=25 August 2021 |issue=938 |page=26 |publisher=Bauer Media |location=Peterborough |issn=0953-4563))</ref> Cottingley Station is set to close in 2023. The decision was made due to the station's poor accessibility and the improved location for the new station.<ref name=YP1/>

==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).<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070928010205/http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/xls/stat_usage.xls Station Usage figures 2002–2003 spreadsheet] [[Office of Rail Regulation]]</ref>

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 are included, but only 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|Churwell New Village]].

That, 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 limited the length of trains that can call here. The platforms have since been extended (towards Leeds) and can now accommodate three car trains easily. Network Rail further extended the platforms in November/December 2018.<ref>[https://www.networkrail.co.uk/our-railway-upgrade-plan/key-projects/great-north-rail-project/north-of-england-platform-extension-programme/ "North of England Platform Extension Programme"] ''Network Rail'' press release, retrieved 18 November 2018</ref>

==Facilities==
[[File:Cottingley station sign.jpg|thumb|left|Signage at the entrance to Cottingley railway station]]
The station is unmanned and has only basic shelters on each platform. Platform 1 is the ‘down’ platform for trains to Leeds and platform 2 is the ‘up’ platform for trains to Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Brighouse and Manchester.

There are ticket machines on both sides. Automatic announcements, timetable posters and dot matrix display screens provide train running information.

Step-free access is available to both platforms; however they are linked by a stepped footbridge.

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==Services==
[[File:The first TPE service at Cottingley - 20 May 2018.jpg|thumb|right|A TransPennine Express service at Cottingley in 2018]]
As of December 2020, from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Cottingley to Leeds and to Huddersfield calling at all intermediate stations. Two early morning services and one evening peak service are operated by Northern, with the remainder operated by TransPennine Express. The service on a Sunday is similar but starts later.((Cn|date=June 2023))

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==Scheduled closure==
The scheduled opening of the [[White Rose railway station]] would, if Cottingley railway station was to remain, mean that there would be two stations within half a mile. As a result, a decision to close Cottingley was taken owing to the perceived advantages of the location of White Rose Station over Cottingley.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=YP1> [https://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/politics/yorkshire-railway-station-to-close-as-part-of-plans-to-create-new-stop-half-a-mile-down-the-track-3407907 Yorkshire railway Station to close as part of plans to create new stop half a mile down the track]. ''Yorkshire Post'' (5 October 2021). Retrieved 5 October 2021.</ref> The proposed White Rose station will primarily serve commercial premises in the form of the White Rose Business Park and the [[White Rose Shopping Centre]], whereas Cottingley station chiefly served residential areas in Cottingley and [[Churwell]].  It is proposed to retain the footbridge to keep a right of way between the Cottingley Estate and the new housing developments in Churwell.

The [[Office of Road and Rail]] in February 2023 ratified the future closure of the station.<ref>((cite web |url= https://orrprdpubreg1.blob.core.windows.net/docs/CLOSURE-23-01%20Cottingley%20station%20closure%20ratification%20notice.pdf |title= Closure Ratification Notice – Cottingley station |publisher=[[Network Rail]] |date=27 February 2023 |access-date=13 March 2023))</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Railway stations in Leeds]]
[[Category:DfT Category F2 stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations opened by British Rail]]
[[Category:Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988]]
[[Category:Northern franchise railway stations]]
[[Category:Railway stations served by TransPennine Express]]

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