White Rose railway station

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White Rose
National Rail
LocationWhite Rose Centre, City of Leeds
England
Coordinates53°45′40″N 1°34′44″W / 53.761°N 1.579°W / 53.761; -1.579Coordinates: 53°45′40″N 1°34′44″W / 53.761°N 1.579°W / 53.761; -1.579
Grid referenceSE278294
Managed byNorthern (Proposed)
Platforms2
History
OpenedMay 2022 (planned)

White Rose is a planned railway station between Cottingley and Morley railway stations on the Huddersfield Line. It was featured in the Governments plans for the railway in November 2017[1] and in July 2018 further details were revealed as part of the Connecting Leeds Vision[2] with the consultation inviting opinions from the general public.[3] It is anticipated by the developers that Cottingley railway station will close due to the proximity of the two stations.

History[]

The planned station will serve the White Rose Centre and the Millshaw Business Park,[4] and its location would be 2,460 feet (750 m) south of Cottingley railway station. The council are considering whether to retain Cottingley station or to close it, when White Rose opens.[5] Speculation about the closure of Cottingley railway station has only been from the community who have pointed out that the station attracts only 265 passengers a day on average.[6]

The station is to be financed from the £173.5 million Department for Transport money that was given to Leeds City Council but left without portfolio when the trolleybus scheme across Leeds was denied permission by Patrick McLoughlin.[7] The funds needed to be used by the financial year 2020–2021.[8]

The station was approved by Leeds City Council in June 2020, with two platforms and a service pattern of two trains per hour in each direction.[9] The developers have stated that this will probably lead to the closure of the nearby Cottingley railway station, but this has not been confirmed by Northern, Leeds City Council or the Department for Transport.[10][11] The planned opening for the new station is May 2022,[12] with an estimated cost of £22 million.[13] Each platform will be capable of accepting six carriage trains, with scope to expand the length to accommodate eight car trains. The scheme has been planned out with an expected footfall of 340,000 people per year.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Milner, Chris, ed. (January 2018). "Long-term reopenings to 'reverse Beeching cuts'". The Railway Magazine. Vol. 164, no. 1, 402. Horncastle: Mortons Media. p. 13. ISSN 0033-8923.
  2. ^ "White Rose Rail Station | Your Voice". www.yourvoice.westyorks-ca.gov.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  3. ^ Lavery, Mark (4 July 2018). "Two new rail stations proposed in Leeds: Your chance to have a say on schemes". Yorkshire Evening Post. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  4. ^ Kilgannon, Laurence (14 June 2017). "Funding to be granted for studies into major Leeds transport spending". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  5. ^ Clark, Jess (5 July 2018). "Details of two new Leeds stations revealed". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  6. ^ Comfort, Nick (March 2020). "White Rose station could mean Cottingley closure". Today's Railways. No. 219. Sheffield: Platform 5. p. 23. ISSN 1475-9713.
  7. ^ "Plans for three new Leeds railway stations unveiled". www.railtechnologymagazine.com. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Airport railway station plans revealed". BBC News. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
  9. ^ Murphy, Lizzie (12 November 2020). "New train station to be catalyst for growth". The Yorkshire Post. Business. p. 6. ISSN 0963-1496.
  10. ^ Farell, Stephen (18 June 2020). "Green light for new Leeds railway station". Insider Media Ltd. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  11. ^ Beecham, Richard (19 June 2020). "New train station to be built at White Rose shopping centre in Leeds". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  12. ^ "Permission Granted For New White Rose Rail Station In Leeds". White Rose Office Park. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  13. ^ Stein, Joshua (23 January 2020). "Plans for £22M Leeds station submitted". New Civil Engineer. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  14. ^ Ryder, Alistair (19 June 2020). "Green light for £22 million White Rose train station in Leeds". Leeds Live. Retrieved 1 July 2020.

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Morley
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Huddersfield Line
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