Bradford Exchange

Bradford Interchange, is, as the name suggests, a combination of bus and train terminuses. It is one of the two railway stations serving the city of Bradford. The other station is Forster Square. more...

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The Interchange

The Bus station is managed by Metro, serves services the Bradford District (First Bradford and Keighley and District Travel) and other parts of West Yorkshire (Arriva and First Calderdale and Huddersfield) and South Yorkshire (served by the Arriva X33 bus). Plus also the National Express network.

The railway station part of Bradford Interchange is one of two railway stations in Bradford in West Yorkshire, England. Services operate along the Caldervale Line to Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria and Blackpool. The other station Bradford Forster Square is 10 minutes walk away.

Due to the geography of Bradford the station was built as a terminus. Trains have to reverse out of the station, and drivers have to change to the other end of the train.

Layout And Facilities

The main entrance with the taxi rank and car park is on a lower level, while the train platforms and bus/coach stops are on a split upper level, both separate with pedestrian access. Downstairs in the central concourse there are a few shops, a newsagent, an eatery and sandwich shop and a fast food shack on the train platforms, where hot drinks are also available. The toilets are located off the main concourse.

There is also a British Transport Police office and lost luggage desk, provided for passengers concern and safety at the railway station, with a separate security and lost luggage unit for bus travelers, on the bus concourse. A smoking ban is observed in all parts of Bradford interchange, and CCTV is also in operation with security officers and police regularly patrolling the station.

Ticket Offices

Bradford Interchange has separate bus and train ticket outlets, the bus and Metro office, which also deals with National Express coach inquiries from a separate desk, is located downstairs by the main entrance. The train ticketing office is upstairs, by the pedestrian entrance to the train platforms. Passengers may also purchase tickets on-board trains when the ticket office is not open.

History

The original railway station was opened by the joint efforts of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway and the Great Northern Railway on 9 May 1850, although the station was rebuilt nearer the city centre in 1867, as Bradford Exchange. That station was completely rebuilt in 1880, with ten platforms; but by 1973 it was too large and again was rebuilt on a different site. In 1977 a bus station was built alongside and in 1983 the station was re-named Bradford Interchange to link buses and trains in a covered environment.

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