Bradford Interchange
Bradford Interchange is one of two main railway stations in Bradford, West Yorkshire.[1] The other is Bradford Forster Square.[1] It is a transport interchange in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. It consists of a railway station and combined bus and coach station adjacent. The Interchange was designed in 1962. At the time it was hailed as a showpiece of European design when it opened in 1971. It is served by the majority of bus services in the city centre. It is also served by National Express.[1] The railway station, which is one of two in the city centre, is served by Northern Rail. It is also the terminus for Grand Central services to Kings Cross railway station.
| Bradford Interchange | |
|---|---|
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| The car park and entrance | |
| Location | |
| Place | Bradford |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Grid reference | SE165327 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BDI |
| Managed by | Northern and Metro |
| Platforms in use | 4 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail | |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| 1850 | Opened as Bradford Exchange |
| 1973 | Resited south |
| 1983 | Renamed as Bradford Interchange |
| 2001 | Bus station rebuilt |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z | |
History
The station opened as part of the Leeds and Bradford railway in 1850 as Bradford Exchange It has been rebuilt since. The latest part to be rebuilt is the bus station in the 1990s.
Layout
The station has an unusual layout with a concourse on the ground floor and both the bus and train stations on the first floor. They are accessed by escalators. The railway station is a terminus station.
Services
Rail
The station has services to Leeds, Halifax and Manchester Victoria.[2] For most long distance trains passengers change at Leeds. Grand Central Trains run a service to London King's Cross.
Bus and coach
The Interchange is the city's main bus and coach station. Buses run by First Bradford run throughout the city from the Interchange and National Express coaches to other cities do too.
Bradford Interchange Media
The bus station concourse at Bradford Interchange
LMS Fairburn 2-6-4T 42072 at Bradford Exchange, 1966-67
Bradford Exchange Station, with locomotive.
Bradford Exchange Station.
British Rail Class 195 in service at Bradford Interchange
Platforms one and two with trains for Kingston upon Hull and Ellesmere Port scheduled.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rough Guides, The Rough Guide to Yorkshire (London: Rough Guides, 2011), p. 107
- ↑ Bradford interchange closes for rail work. 18 October 2014. http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/latest-news/top-stories/bradford-interchange-closes-for-rail-work-1-2195658. Retrieved 18 October 2014.
Other websites
- Bradford Interchange, Metro Archived 2017-07-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Bradford Interchange Map