Leeds station entrance opens after four-year delay

Summarised from 3 outlets · Updated 9 Nov, 10:53 · Archive

The £46.1m remodelling of Leeds railway station entrance has opened four years after work began in 2022.

The remodelled entrance to Leeds railway station has opened to the public after a four-year project that faced repeated delays. The £46.1m scheme began in 2022 and included pedestrianising many streets around the station, introducing a new taxi rank, installing passenger lifts and creating steps between New Station Street and Bishopgate Street. Essential maintenance work to the station's underground support structure was also completed.

The project was initially scheduled to finish in autumn last year before being delayed to summer this year, then to September. According to Leeds City Council, more than 27 million passengers travel through the station annually, making it one of the busiest in the north of England.

Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin said: 'After years of complex engineering works, it's fantastic to see this project open to the public.' Leeds City Council leader James Lewis added that the station would provide a 'welcoming gateway for the many millions of passengers travelling into our city' and was 'fit for the future'. The project was a joint programme between Leeds City Council, Network Rail and West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

Leeds station entrance opens after four-year delay — Image: Yorkshire Evening Post

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First look as Leeds City Station’s new entrance officially opensTake a first look as the station steps finally open to the publicYorkshire Evening Post · 9 Nov, 11:30
Leeds Station steps finally open as £46m transformation is completedLeeds Station’s £46m transformation has been completed - meaning the much vaunted steps at the front of the station are finally open.Yorkshire Post · 9 Nov, 10:31
Leeds station entrance opens after four-year waitThe £46.1m scheme, which began in 2022, is now fully open to the public.BBC Leeds And West Yorkshire · 9 Nov, 10:09

In this story: Leeds · Leeds City Council · Network Rail · West Yorkshire Combined Authority · Tracy Brabin · James Lewis

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