Skip to contentSwipe for next articleIndependent Bulletin homepageDownload our appAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleWant to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today.Join todayAlready a member? Log inRosie SheadTuesday 20 October 2026 09:31 BSTA new railway station in Bradford is set to transform the networkThe Department for Transport has announced plans for a new railway station at Bradford Interchange to transform transport links across the North of England.Scheduled to open in the 2030s, the new facility will replace the 1970s structure and form part of Great British Railways and Northern Powerhouse Rail.The station will deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable train connections between Bradford, Leeds, Manchester and York.Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander and Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin highlighted the project's potential to drive regional economic growth and regeneration.Bradford Council estimates the new station, alongside the proposed West Yorkshire Mass Transit Network, will deliver over £1 billion in economic benefits.In fullMajor new train station ‘will transform travel across the North’More bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in