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.
Cattal | |
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| General information | |
| 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 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | CTL |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | East and West Yorkshire Junction Railway |
| Pre-grouping | North Eastern Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 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 |
| Location | |
Cattal Location in North Yorkshire, England | |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
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. The level crossing here still has manually-operated metal gates and a ground-level signal box. 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).