Cross Gates railway station serves Cross Gates

Cross Gates, Leeds

Cross Gates is a large suburb in east Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. It is situated between Seacroft and Swarcliffe to the north, Whitkirk and Colton to the south, Killingbeck to the west and Austhorpe to the south east...

, an area in Leeds

Leeds

Leeds is a city and metropolitan borough in West Yorkshire, England. In 2001 Leeds' main urban subdivision had a population of 443,247, while the entire city has a population of 798,800 , making it the 30th-most populous city in the European Union.Leeds is the cultural, financial and commercial...

, West Yorkshire

West Yorkshire

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, England

England

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. It lies on the York and Selby Lines, operated by Northern Rail

Northern Rail

Northern Rail is a British train operating company that has operated local passenger services in Northern England since 2004. Northern Rail's owner, Serco-Abellio, is a consortium formed of Abellio and Serco, an international operator of public transport systems...

 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. , only the "Cross Gates" spelling is shown, and this is also the version used by National Rail Enquiries.

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

Blackpool North railway station

Blackpool North railway station is the main railway station serving the seaside resort of Blackpool in Lancashire, England. It is the terminus of the main Blackpool branch line from Preston....

 or Huddersfield

Huddersfield railway station

Huddersfield railway station serves the town of Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England.The station is managed by First TransPennine Express who provide trains between the North East, North and East Yorkshire, and Leeds to the east and Manchester Piccadilly and North West.It is also served by local...

. Evenings and Sundays the service is hourly only. (Sundays to Blackpool North). Eastbound there is an hourly service to York and Selby

Selby railway station

Selby railway station serves the town of Selby in North Yorkshire, England. The station is on the Hull-York Line south of York, Leeds-Hull Line east of Leeds and west of Hull....

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

First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express

First TransPennine Express is a British train operating company. It is a joint operation between First Group and Keolis . It operates regular passenger services in northern England, including services linking the west and east coasts across the Pennines...

 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

Wetherby railway station

Wetherby railway station can refer to three railway stations in Wetherby, West Yorkshire:*Wetherby railway station - The last operating railway station in the town*Wetherby railway station - The first railway station in the town...

. The Cross Gates to Wetherby line was closed under the Beeching Axe. Alternative routes to Scarborough

Scarborough railway station

Scarborough railway station serves the seaside town of Scarborough in North Yorkshire, England. It lies east of York and is one of the eastern termini on the North TransPennine route operated by First TransPennine Express...

 existed along this line as well as raceday specials to Wetherby racecourse

Wetherby Racecourse

Wetherby Racecourse is a National Hunt racecourse situated near the market town of Wetherby in West Yorkshire, England, located from Leeds city centre.-Location:...

. Services on this line ran to the following railway stations, Pendas Way, Scholes, Thorner, Bardsey, Collingham Bridge

Collingham Bridge railway station

Collingham Bridge railway station was a railway station serving the villages of Collingham and Linton in West Yorkshire, England. The station was closed on 22 March 1965. The station's original location is now a car park for the River Wharfe.-Lines:...

 and Wetherby

Wetherby railway station

Wetherby railway station can refer to three railway stations in Wetherby, West Yorkshire:*Wetherby railway station - The last operating railway station in the town*Wetherby railway station - The first railway station in the town...

. Wetherby Racecourse also operated its own railway station, on the Harrogate to Church Fenton Line.

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