Bradford St James railway station

Bradford St James railway station is a proposed railway station which would be constructed in the vicinity of St James Market in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. This would replace the current terminus station at Bradford Interchange with a through layout as part of Northern Powerhouse Rail[1] enabling faster journeys from Bradford to Leeds and Manchester.

The proposed site would be at St James Wholesale Market.
Northern Trains
Route 9
Calder Valley Line and
East Lancashire Line
 York Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Ulleskelf
Church Fenton Parking Bicycle facilities
Micklefield Parking Bicycle facilities
East Garforth
Garforth Parking Bicycle facilities
Cross Gates Parking Bicycle facilities
Leeds Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Bramley Parking
New Pudsey Parking Bicycle facilities
Bradford Interchange Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Low Moor Parking
Halifax Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Sowerby Bridge Parking Bicycle facilities
Mytholmroyd Parking Bicycle facilities
Hebden Bridge Parking Bicycle facilities
Manchester Victoria Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access Manchester Metrolink
Moston Bicycle facilities
Mills Hill Parking Bicycle facilities
Castleton Parking Bicycle facilities
Rochdale Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access Manchester Metrolink
Smithy Bridge Parking
Littleborough Parking Bicycle facilities
Walsden Bicycle facilities
Todmorden Parking Bicycle facilities
Colne Parking Bicycle facilities
Nelson Parking Bicycle facilities
Brierfield Parking
Burnley Central Parking
Burnley Barracks
Burnley Manchester Road Parking
Rose Grove
Hapton
Huncoat
Accrington Parking Bicycle facilities
Church and Oswaldtwistle
Rishton Bicycle facilities
Blackburn Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Mill Hill
Cherry Tree Parking
Pleasington Parking
Bamber Bridge Parking Bicycle facilities
Lostock Hall Parking
Preston Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Salwick
Kirkham and Wesham Parking
Poulton-le-Fylde Parking Handicapped/disabled access
Blackpool North Parking Bicycle facilities Handicapped/disabled access
Moss Side
Lytham Bicycle facilities
Ansdell and Fairhaven
St Annes-on-the-Sea Parking Bicycle facilities
Squires Gate Blackpool tramway Airport interchange
Blackpool Pleasure Beach Bicycle facilities Blackpool tramway
Blackpool South
Burnley Barracks, Hapton and
Pleasington are request stops.

Progress

In November 2023 the UK Government awarded £400,000[2] towards masterplan development for the station.[3] The upgrade of the line, and the funds to build the new station, are expected to cost £2 billion, with money released from the cancelled HS2 project.[4]

References

  1. ^ Irani, Zahir (12 October 2023). "New station for Bradford will be catalyst for growth". The Yorkshire Post. p. 13. ISSN 0963-1496.
  2. ^ "Bradford station plans step closer after £400.000 funding boost". BBC News. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Funding boost for new train station in Bradford as part of Network North Plan". GOV.UK. 14 November 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ Hyde, Nathan (30 November 2023). "Sunak's rail plans based on old shelved rail projects". The Yorkshire Post. p. 7. ISSN 0963-1496.

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