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Leeds Rail Station - SustainableTravel Gateway

Leeds City Council and West Yorkshire Combined Authority are seeking views on proposed improvements to Leeds Station’s entrance and the surrounding area

The Council and WYCA have submitted a bid to the Department for Transport’s Transforming Cities Fund for £39.5 million to support the ‘Sustainable Travel Gateway’ project.

If the bid is successful the Council and the Combined Authority will work with Network Rail to deliver the proposed works, which would significantly improve accessibility for pedestrians and cyclists.

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Improvements would include:

• Pedestrianisation of New Station Street and relocation of the existing taxi rank to Bishopgate Street.
• Improving accessibility through the installation of two passenger lifts from Bishopgate Street to the station entrance on New Station Street
• Environmental improvements to Neville Street and Dark Neville Street including enhanced lighting, road surface and pavement treatments and urban art installations
• Installing high quality cycle infrastructure on Neville Street, and improvements to cycling infrastructure in surrounding communities
• A high quality 700-space cycle hub with electric charging points at the station
• New commercial space to be built within the cycle hub land.

Removing traffic outside the station

Removing heavy traffic from outside the station will allow pedestrians and cyclists to travel directly into the city centre with ease. The installation of two passenger lifts will provide further options for step-free access from Bishopgate to the station entrance, instead of having to use the rear and side entrance which are the only current level-access options. This will significantly improve access for people using wheelchairs or pushchairs, and for people with mobility issues.

Have your say

If planning permission is granted and funding is secured, the works are likely to start later this year. You can have your say on the proposals by completing the questionnaire by clicking through the button above or by emailing keytothenorth@leeds.gov.uk.

The consultation closes on Wednesday 11 March