Cottingham railway station
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Cottingham railway station serves the village of Cottingham
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
, England
. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line
and is operated by Northern Rail
who provide all passenger train services.
The station serves the northern suburbs of Hull and generates much commuter traffic.
station at Manor House Street, Hull) on 6 October 1846.
The station building was designed by G.T. Andrews
, consisting of two platforms, a stationmaster's house, and waiting rooms. In addition to the passenger facilities there was a goods shed, and coal depot to the west of the line, reached by points to the north of the station. Goods transit into Cottingham included coal and building materials, whilst goods outwards from cottingham included large amounts of agricultural produce as well as livestock. Goods traffic ended in 1970.
Halfway between Cottingham and Hull, a junction was created when a direct line was opened to the new York and North Midland Railway
terminus at Hull in 1848. The original line south of Cottingham (later known as the Newington branch) was subsequently utilised as a direct route towards and points west, bypassing the busy station at Paragon for through trains to and from the coast, and was particularly busy in the summer months but was closed to all traffic in May 1965 to allow the removal of several inconvenient level crossings along its route, leaving the 1848 line to handle all remaining services.
In 1988, the stationmaster's house, the station itself and the former goods shed were listed as a Grade II listed buildings. The footbridge on the station platform is of a standard NER cast iron pre-assembled design.
and Scarborough
line call here, giving the station a basic half-hourly service in each direction with several additional peak hour trains to and from Beverley
. There is an hourly service each way on Sundays throughout the year since the December 2009 timetable change (see GB National Rail Timetable 43), with six trains in each direction through to/from Scarborough.
Cottingham, East Riding of Yorkshire
Cottingham is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It lies just to the north-west of the city of Kingston upon Hull...
in the East Riding of Yorkshire
East Riding of Yorkshire
The East Riding of Yorkshire, or simply East Yorkshire, is a local government district with unitary authority status, and a ceremonial county of England. For ceremonial purposes the county also includes the city of Kingston upon Hull, which is a separate unitary authority...
, England
England
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. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line
Yorkshire Coast Line
The Yorkshire Coast Line is a railway line in northern England. It runs northwards from Hull Paragon to Bridlington and Scarborough calling at other intermediate stations.-History:...
and is 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...
who provide all passenger train services.
The station serves the northern suburbs of Hull and generates much commuter traffic.
History
The station was opened (along with the rest of the line from the original Hull and Selby RailwayHull and Selby Railway
The Hull and Selby Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1840, connecting Hull with the Leeds and Selby Railway-Origins:...
station at Manor House Street, Hull) on 6 October 1846.
The station building was designed by G.T. Andrews
George Townsend Andrews
George Townsend Andrews was an English architect born in Exeter. He is noted for his buildings designed for George Hudson's railways, especially the York and North Midland Railway...
, consisting of two platforms, a stationmaster's house, and waiting rooms. In addition to the passenger facilities there was a goods shed, and coal depot to the west of the line, reached by points to the north of the station. Goods transit into Cottingham included coal and building materials, whilst goods outwards from cottingham included large amounts of agricultural produce as well as livestock. Goods traffic ended in 1970.
Halfway between Cottingham and Hull, a junction was created when a direct line was opened to the new York and North Midland Railway
York and North Midland Railway
The York and North Midland Railway was a railway company in the United Kingdom which opened in 1839, connecting York, with the Leeds and Selby Railway and in 1840 with the North Midland Railway at Normanton near Leeds.-Origins:...
terminus at Hull in 1848. The original line south of Cottingham (later known as the Newington branch) was subsequently utilised as a direct route towards and points west, bypassing the busy station at Paragon for through trains to and from the coast, and was particularly busy in the summer months but was closed to all traffic in May 1965 to allow the removal of several inconvenient level crossings along its route, leaving the 1848 line to handle all remaining services.
In 1988, the stationmaster's house, the station itself and the former goods shed were listed as a Grade II listed buildings. The footbridge on the station platform is of a standard NER cast iron pre-assembled design.
Services
All services on the Hull to BridlingtonBridlington railway station
Bridlington railway station serves the town of Bridlington in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services....
and 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...
line call here, giving the station a basic half-hourly service in each direction with several additional peak hour trains to and from Beverley
Beverley railway station
Beverley railway station serves the town of Beverley in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England. It is located on the Yorkshire Coast Line and is operated by Northern Rail who provide all passenger train services...
. There is an hourly service each way on Sundays throughout the year since the December 2009 timetable change (see GB National Rail Timetable 43), with six trains in each direction through to/from Scarborough.
Sources
- Body, G. (1988), PSL Field Guides - Railways of the Eastern Region Volume 2, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Wellingborough, ISBN 1-85260-072-1
- Hunt, J (2009), To Hull and Back, RAIL Magazine article, Issue 617, May 2009
- The Last of the Cottingham Essays , A.H. Stamp , Cottingham Local History Society , 1993 , "Cottingham's Railway Line" pp. 15–115