New Bradford railway station will ‘transform travel across the north’
Source: The Guardian ·
Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ serviceA new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has announced.The station will be at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) scheme, built on the current Bradford Interchange site but allowing through trains between Leeds and…
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A new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has announced. The station will be at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) scheme, built on the current Bradford Interchange site but allowing through trains between Leeds and Manchester. With the promise of more frequent and faster services, it is expected to support new homes and jobs for the West Yorkshire city, located alongside its Southern Gateway regeneration project and connecting to the proposed tram to Leeds. Approval of the station, which is expected to be built by the mid-2030s, has been regarded by northern leaders as a critical sign of political commitment to improving rail links across the north, after long delays in delivering pledged upgrades. The Department for Transport said that NPR would allow a “turn-up-and-go railway” for passengers from Bradford, with sufficiently frequent trains running across the north for people not to need to check…
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