Station concourse to reopen to rail passengers

The interchange's main concourse has been shut since January

The inner concourse of Bradford Interchange is likely to reopen within the next month, councillors have been told.

The indoor space, which includes the station’s public toilets, will open to rail passengers ahead of the bus station reopening in early 2025.

Councillors from across the region were given an update on the status of the bus station, which closed for safety reasons in January, at a meeting of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s (WYCA) transport committee on Monday.

A WYCA report on the station’s future said that with the right measures in place, the site could safely reopen early in 2025.

But it said the structure’s age meant work should also be carried out to develop a new station that would incorporate the planned tram system for Bradford, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service.

The committee was told that work was under way to reopen the inner concourse, providing facilities and shelter for rail commuters.

The bus station is expected to reopen fully in January

Asked when the inside concourse would reopen, WYCA director of transport Simon Warburton told the meeting: “We’re hopeful all the work should be completed in the early part of November.”

Bradford Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe, who chairs the committee, said: “It sounds like all the places in the interchange we know as passengers will be open again.

"While that happens, we’ll also be looking ahead to develop an interchange fit for the future.

"The reopened interchange will be there for the short to medium term."

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