Full steam ahead: new station for Bradford

Passengers across Yorkshire are set to benefit from major station improvements, as the government has today (20 October 2026) confirmed a new station at Bradford Interchange.

Bradford’s connections with some of the North’s largest cities, including Leeds, Manchester and York, will be transformed as passengers will be able to benefit from more frequent trains, improved journey times and reliability.

The Bradford Interchange site unlocks the potential to regenerate Bradford’s Southern Gateway, and in tandem with the proposed West Yorkshire Mass Transit, would support thousands of new homes, jobs and up to £1 billion in economic benefits.

The announcement marks a major milestone in the delivery of Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) and the government’s mission to drive growth in every postcode.

The station will also become part of Great British Railways (GBR), the new publicly owned railway that will bring track and train together, helping deliver a more reliable, efficient and passenger-focused railway.

The Prime Minister is driving change to give control back to local communities by empowering Mayors to shape transport to serve the communities they know best, and that is why the location decision was made with the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin.

NPR will deliver a turn-up-and-go railway for passengers from Bradford, meaning multiple trains an hour will run frequently enough between major cities across the North that passengers won’t need to check a timetable before going to the station.