White Rose railway station

White Rose is a proposed railway station between Cottingley and Morley 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]

White Rose
Location
PlaceWhite Rose Centre
Local authorityCity of Leeds
Coordinates53°45′37.4″N 1°34′41.9″W
Grid referenceSE278294
Operations
Managed byNorthern (Proposed)
National Rail – UK railway stations

The proposed station would 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, if and 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 need to be used by the financial year 2020–2021.[8]

Preceding station   National Rail   Following station
Northern
Huddersfield Line
(Southport - Leeds)

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.
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