Plans for new station in Yorkshire

Impression of how new station will look.

The new station, if approved, would be built at Apperley Bridge, on the Leeds to Shipley route. Consisting of 2 platforms, a 300 space car park and a new access road, the station would be served by class 333s. The trains already pass the site of the proposed station.

In the longer term there are further plans for a station at Kirkstall Forge and further extensions to station car parks. These schemes are part of a £16.74m priority project by the Regional Transport Board.

Warrick Dent, area general manager for Network Rail, added: “This is an incredibly busy route and this new station is a vital part of our plans to continue to build a bigger and better railway in Yorkshire.“

If approval is granted for the new station it could be open in 2012.