| Cross Gates–Wetherby line | |
| Color: | ff8c00 |
| Type: | Heavy rail |
| Status: | Closed |
| Locale: | West Yorkshire |
| Start: | Cross Gates North Junction |
| End: | Wetherby East Junction |
| Stations: | 6 |
| Open: | 1 May 1876 |
| Close: | 6 January 1964 (Passengers), 4 April 1966 (Goods) |
| Operator: | North Eastern Railway to 1923, London and North Eastern Railway 1923-1948, British Railways (N.E region) 1948 to closure |
| Linelength: | 12miles |
| Tracks: | double |
| Elevation Ft: | 371 |
The Cross Gates–Wetherby line is a former railway line in West Yorkshire, England, between Cross Gates, near Leeds, and Wetherby. The line opened 1876 and closed 1964.
Construction began in 1871, with the work contracted to Thomas Nelson of Carlisle. Works on the line included over a dozen cuttings, and a similar number of embankments, with the cutting between Thorner and Scarcroft being deep with a volume of ; the largest bridge on the line was over the River Wharfe with twin spans of with a central pier of two cast iron columns.
The line ran from Cross Gates East Junction east of Cross Gates railway station on the Leeds and Selby Railway, to Wetherby (Linton Road) railway station, then connecting at a junction (later East junction) on the Harrogate to Church Fenton Line at west of Wetherby (York Road) railway station.
The 12miles from Cross Gates to Wetherby took four years to construct and it was opened on 1 May 1876. The line was doubled in 1901 and a new south-west curve was built at Wetherby; running from West junction to North junction, forming a wye junction north and west of both the Wetherby stations.[1]
The line closed to passengers on 6 January 1964.