Work starts on new Low Moor railway station in Bradford

The station will serve people in Low Moor, Oakenshaw and Wyke

Work has started on a new railway station in a Bradford village, more than 40 years after the closure of the old one.

The station on Cleckheaton Road in Low Moor is due to open in spring and will serve the Calder Valley line between Bradford Interchange and Halifax.

It has been funded by the sale of rolling stock and money from the Local Transport Plan.

The old Low Moor station closed in 1965 and was subsequently demolished.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority Transport Committee said it would attract park and ride users, which would reduce congestion on the roads.

The station will include 130 car parking spaces and have direct access to and from the adjacent Spen Valley Greenway for pedestrians and cyclists.