Knaresborough to York Railway Hopperton Whixley level Wilstrop level Marston Moor level A59 Road Bridge Poppleton Station level Grange UWC crossing (staffed) crossing (staffed) crossing (staffed) over railway crossing (staffed) Oakwood Farm level Cattal Station Laburnum Nether Poppleton crossing (R/G lights) level crossing Farm UWC level crossing (auto) Single track section Bridge A59 over railway Bridge A1M Single track section over railway Broad Location defined by HBC Green Lane UWC New Inn Farm UWC Hammerton Station Cat Lane UWC level crossing (staffed) Flaxby Grange UWC To Thirsk To Poppleton Hopperton Old Skelton Junction (single lead) UWC: User Worked Crossing Station UWC Hammerton Road level Hessay level crossing crossing (staffed) (staffed) To York Knaresborough to York Railway York to Poppleton York Station to Skelton Junction York to Harrogate line trains generally start and terminate in Platform 8 at York, which is dedicated to this service. Trains from York generally follow the “Down” line to Skelton Junction where the Harrogate line leaves the East Coast Main Line, approximately 1.75 miles North of York Station (green line on map). There is a short section of single line (a “single lead” junction) before the line diverges to form the “Down Harrogate”. Trains from Harrogate to York approach the junction on the “Up Harrogate” (red line on map). Trains are often stopped at a signal at this location causing delay as they generally have to cross all lines, so need to wait for the junction and main line to be clear of trains. Trains running on the main line are normally given priority as Harrogate line trains are generally judged to be of lower priority than those running on the main line. In recognition of congestion at the junction, the timetable includes an allowance of three or four minutes delay whilst trains heading towards York await a path onto the main line, but this provision is frequently exceeded and delays of up to ten minutes or more regularly occur. Knaresborough to York Railway Hammerton to Cattal Hammerton Station and Level Crossing Cattal Station and Level Crossing Hammerton and Cattal stations both fall within the Broad Location as Hammerton is a lightly used station though in recent years has seen Cattal station is busier than Hammerton with many passengers defined by HBC in the draft Local Plan. The section of line between an increase in patronage, particularly in the peak with children going driving from nearby villages. There is a small car park with cars Hammerton and Cattal is double track and forms a “passing loop” to school in York and a small number of regular commuters. There is parked on the road most days. between two single track sections. Both stations include a staffed a small car park with space for six cars. signal box with the signaller controlling train movements using semaphore signalling and interlocked token exchange apparatus: at the entry to a single line section, the train driver is given a physical token by a signaller, as an authority to proceed, and the token is surrendered to a further signaller when the train reaches the end of that particular section. The signallers at Hammerton and Cattal are also responsible for operating the manual level crossing gates at each station. In response to the consultation Network Rail have stated: “The feasibility work associated with level crossing upgrades in particular will be an important part of the viability of the site”. View of Kirk Hammerton Station looking east towards York View of Cattal Station looking east towards Kirk Hammerton With the railway elevated above the surrounding ground, the level crossing is approached on rising gradients from both sides with. It is The road is on an incline rising to the south with no footpath south of on a bend with poor visibility. Wide vehicles such as LGVs and school the station. It is a narrow road where LGVs and tractors with trailers buses have to give way to passing traffic whilst stationary on the have to cross the centre of the road and onto to the on-coming lanes. crossing due to the narrow approach roads and no visibility of on- coming traffic. There are no footpaths on the Kirk Hammerton village side and lighting is poor. View of single line from Cattal towards Knaresborough View of Cattal level crossing from north View of Hammerton level crossing from south Narrow, poorly lit, section of road, with no footpaths to the station from the village centre. View of Hammerton level crossing from north .