Bus and Rail station improvements

Project overview

This project aims to re-develop Bradford Interchange to create a modern building with updated facilities in order to improve customer experience, improve the visibility of the station from the city centre, increase the retail offer for visitors, improve health and safety for pedestrians and install real time information for bus and rail passengers.

Last updated in September 2023

Project overview

The Elland rail station project and wider access package are being developed as measures to improve the transport network in Calderdale, improve connectivity across the town and support local business. Funding for the rail station and access package has been identified through the West Yorkshire plus Transport Fund.

The new rail station will be located to the west of Lowfields Way and adjacent to the the A629 Calderdale Way on the existing Calder Valley line and will provide connections to major cities and towns including Bradford, Huddersfield, Leeds and Manchester.

The wider access package has been developed to improve walking and cycling access to the proposed station location from across the town and the wider area. These proposed measures include two new pedestrian and cycle bridges crossing the River Calder and Calder Hebble Navigation.

Read the Diversity Impact Assessment.

Last updated in Quarter 4 2023/24

Project overview

Construction of the new Halifax Bus Station has reached a major milestone, with some bus services, a new travel centre and accessible toilet facilities opening to passengers from Sunday 1 October 2023.

This is an exciting step forward for the £20.5 million investment into Halifax town centre.

Ten of the new station’s 19 bus stands will be open from 1 October. Other bus services will continue to run from stops in the town centre until the transformational new station is complete in early 2024.  

Construction work will continue until then, and the next milestones will include a newsagent and attracting tenants for the station’s other retail units, including a potential new café space.

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Project overview

Currently paused

Halifax Station is a key gateway not only for Calderdale but for Northern England. It is an entry point into the thriving town of Halifax. The aim is to deliver a landmark station with world class facilities.

The scheme includes the construction of a new two-storey station building and pedestrian bridge improving connections to Halifax Town Centre. It will also involve re-opening the underpass connecting the station to the eastern side of the railway and the Nestle site, changes to the Nestle site to provide connections into the Hebble Trail and the creation of amenity space. To the south the arrangements for parking and access to the Eureka! visitor attraction will be reconfigured to allow for changes in parking at front of the new station.

Last updated September 2023

Project overview

Huddersfield railway station is a key transport hub which continues to play a key role in maintaining the town as a place where people want to live and work. Recent and emerging national and local rail strategies point to the continued growth of the station.

Huddersfield Station Gateway will complement the rail industry’s investment in the £3 billion Transpennine Route Upgrade between Manchester and York.

The Gateway project will seek to maximise the benefits of this investment for Huddersfield, by helping to regenerate the area around the town's railway station.

It will support sustainable growth of the town, whilst providing much needed economic benefits not only in Huddersfield but also wider West Yorkshire.

Proposals are currently in development, through a station area masterplan to be followed by an Outline Business Case.

The scheme would be delivered once future funding has been identified.

Last updated September 2023

Project overview

A new route is proposed to give more direct access to the airport from the South, linking in to the A65 North of the outer ring road.

This is intended to create better connections and maximise the role of public transport access and other sustainable travel modes to support a step change in travel behaviours and to unlock the economic benefits of the North West Leeds Employment Hub.

By improving sustainable and active travel connections in the area, the council aims to unlock investment and inclusive growth opportunities and encourage more people to walk, cycle and use public transport.

Last updated February 2024

Project overview

This project aims to build a new rail station at Thorpe Park, better connecting people to employment opportunities and leisure facilities.

The rail station would be built on land next to Thorpe Park, providing easy access to the office park, leisure facilities, hotels, cafes, restaurants and homes in the area. The site is also near to the Southern end of the East Leeds Orbital Route (ELOR).

The project aims to provide high frequency, high quality rail access to and from Leeds City Centre from the strategic and primary road networks East of Leeds and to the new development site at Thorpe Park. The project will also help to de-congest the local road networks.

You can keep up to date with how we are engaging with the community on the project on our Your Voice webpage.

Last updated Q4 2023/2024