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Leeds Set for £200m Upgrade as Funding Confirmed
The project adds three entrances, a new overbridge and nearly 40% more ticket barriers to ease overcrowding and support future passenger growth.
- On Wednesday, the government announced an additional £200 million for Leeds Station, bringing total investment to more than £300 million with upgrades due by 2030.
- West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin described the station as "totally overcrowded," currently serving more than 27 million passengers annually and expected to reach 50 million within 15 years.
- The project includes three new entrances and a central overbridge, with nearly 40% more ticket barriers installed to improve passenger flow and an extension to Platform 14.
- Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander said the improvements support the £11 billion Transpennine Route Upgrade, which aims to boost passenger capacity by 30% and electrify key northern routes.
- These works form part of broader ambitions for Northern Powerhouse Rail, designed to improve connections between major northern cities through more frequent services and shorter travel times.
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Leeds set for £200m upgrade as funding confirmed
The UK Government has announced funding worth £200m that will see upgrades delivered to Leeds station. £200m of funding will see a new central overbridge, three entrances, more concourse space and a longer Platform 14 introduced to help passengers in and around the UK's third busiest station outside of London.…
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