Cattal railway station
Cattal is a railway station on the Harrogate Line, which runs between Leeds and York via Harrogate. The station, situated 10+1⁄2 miles (17 km) west of York, serves the village of Cattal, Borough of Harrogate in North Yorkshire, England. It is owned by Network Rail and managed by Northern Trains.
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| Location | Cattal, Borough of Harrogate England | ||||
| Coordinates | 53°59′51″N 1°19′13″W | ||||
| Grid reference | SE446559 | ||||
| Owned by | Network Rail | ||||
| Managed by | Northern Trains | ||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||
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| Station code | CTL | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F2 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway | ||||
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| 30 October 1848 | Opened | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 | 61,356 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 61,562 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 16,242 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 51,422 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 64,446 | ||||
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Cattal is at the western end of a dual track section from Hammerton. Trains heading east towards York are timetabled to arrive first on the dual track section, in order to clear the single-track line heading west towards Harrogate.[1][2] The level crossing here still has manually-operated metal gates and a ground-level signal box.[3] The station buildings are now privately owned.
In 2022-2023 the most popular origin/destination station from Cattal was York with 24,076 journeys to/from York (37.4% of all journeys).
Facilities
The station has a modest car park of 22 spaces and has a section of bike stands. Apart from the signaller, the station is unstaffed and all tickets must be purchased on the train.[4] Step-free access is available to both platforms, with digital information screens and a long-line P.A system for train running information provision.
Services
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As of the May 2023 timetable change, the station is served by a half hourly service to Leeds and York. All services are operated by Northern Trains.[5]
Rolling stock used: Class 150/155/158 Sprinter and Class 170 Turbostar
References
- Jacobs, Gerald (2006). Railway Track Diagrams - Eastern. Bradford-On-Avon: Trackmaps. p. 42E. ISBN 0-9549866-2-8.
- Northern Rail Timetable 29 (PDF). Northern Rail. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- Cattal Station Murray-Rust, Alan Geograph.org; Retrieved 30 November 2016
- "National Rail Enquiries - Station facilities for Cattal". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- "Timetables". www.northernrailway.co.uk. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
External links
- Media related to Cattal railway station at Wikimedia Commons
- Train times and station information for Cattal railway station from National Rail
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Knaresborough | Northern Trains Harrogate Line |
Hammerton | ||
| Historical railways | ||||
| Hopperton | East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway Harrogate Line |
Hammerton | ||