Platform 1 is the ‘down’ platform for trains to Leeds and platform 2 is the ‘up’ platform for trains to Dewsbury, Huddersfield, Brighouse and Manchester. There are ticket machines on both sides and these were recently been brought into use. Automatic announcements, timetable posters and dot matrix display screens provide train running information. Step-free access is available to both platforms; however they are linked by a stepped footbridge. Services As of December 2020, from Monday to Friday and on Saturdays, there is an hourly service from Cottingley to Leeds and to Huddersfield calling at all intermediate stations. Two early morning services and one evening peak service (06:58 and 07:57 to Leeds, and 17:23 to Wigan North Western) are operated by Northern, with the remainder operated by TransPennine Express. The service pattern is generally XX:21 to Leeds and XX:52 to Huddersfield. The service on a Sunday is similar but starts later. Services are sometimes altered due to engineering work or the COVID-19 pandemic. Historically, Cottingley had a 05:25 service to Wigan Wallgate, which has now been lost as it instead runs via Bradford Interchange and Halifax. Scheduled closure The scheduled opening of the White Rose railway station would, if Cottingley railway station was to remain, mean that there would be two stations within half a mile. As a result a decision to close Cottingley was taken owing to perceived advantages with the location of the White Rose Station over Cottingley. The proposed White Rose station will primarily serve commercial premises in the form of the White Rose Business Park and the White Rose Shopping Centre, whereas Cottingley station chiefly served residential areas in Cottingley and Churwell. It is proposed to retain the footbridge to retain a right of way between the Cottingley Estate and the new housing developments in Churwell. References External links Railway stations in Leeds DfT Category F2 stations Railway stations opened by British Rail Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1988 Northern franchise railway stations Railway stations served by TransPennine Express