Cottingley railway station
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Cottingley railway station serves the Cottingley and Churwell areas of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It lies 3 miles (5 km) south west of Leeds on the Huddersfield Line. It is the nearest railway station to Leeds United F.C.'s Elland Road stadium.
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Location | Cottingley, City of Leeds England | ||||
Coordinates | 53.7679°N 1.5876°W / 53.7679; -1.5876 | ||||
Grid reference | SE272302 | ||||
Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
Transit authority | West Yorkshire Metro | ||||
Platforms | 2 | ||||
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Station code | COT | ||||
Fare zone | 2 | ||||
Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | British Rail | ||||
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25 April 1988 (1988-04-25) | Station opened | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 96,604 | ||||
2019/20 | 101,830 | ||||
2020/21 | 26,172 | ||||
2021/22 | 51,756 | ||||
2022/23 | 61,416 | ||||
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White Rose railway station is planned 2,460 feet (750 m) south of Cottingley station, to open in 2024 and following a review,[1] 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.[2]