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New Bradford railway station will ‘transform travel across the north’

Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ service A new railway station will be built in Bradford to…

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The Guardian reports: Transport hub will offer through trains between Leeds and Manchester with ‘turn-up-and-go’ service A new railway station will be built in Bradford to “transform how people travel across the north”, the government has announced.

The station will be at the heart of the Northern Powerhouse Rail (NPR) scheme, built on the current Bradford Interchange site but allowing through trains between Leeds and Manchester.

This travel story centres on the United Kingdom. Names and organisations mentioned in the coverage include Bradford Interchange, Bradford and Leeds.

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United Kingdom · Europe
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The Guardian
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Bradford Interchange, Bradford, Leeds, Manchester
Section
Travel

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