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BBC News
18-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
All bus services return to Bradford Interchange
All bus services have finally returned to Bradford Interchange well over a year after having been forced to leave the bus station reopened in January, exactly a year after it was shut due to safety concerns, with 47 services returning at the time - but a number of services remained on street those final 11 services have now also returned to the site, according to West Yorkshire means buses to destinations including Huddersfield, Halifax, Thornton, Buttershaw and Bingley have been restored more than 15 months after being moved. Coach services were also eventually expected to return to their original base in Nelson Street, at bus shelter N2, but a date for that move had still not been confirmed, Metro said. The Interchange was closed at the start of January 2024 after a chunk of concrete fell from the roof of an underground car was feared at one point the bus station at the site would have to close Council leader Susan Hinchcliffe also publicly criticised the length of time the repairs were taking ahead of the City of Culture year. A recent report to West Yorkshire Combined Authority, which owns and operates the site, recommended plans were put in place as soon as possible to eventually replace the ageing facility.A new bus station for Bradford city centre would take around five years to plan and build, the Local Democracy Reporting Service previously work was still taking place at the Interchange, with resurfacing due to continue there until July, according to West Yorkshire Metro. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
Yahoo
23-02-2025
- Yahoo
Return of city centre express bus
An express bus service is running again between Leeds and nearby towns - four months after it was scrapped. The limited-stop X84 connects Ilkley and Otley with the city centre. Last October, it was replaced with slower alternatives which First Bus said would provide "better reliability, punctuality and connectivity". However, the changes were unpopular with many commuters and the service has been reinstated after more than 3,000 people signed a petition. The replacement 25 and 26 services, introduced in October, allowed passengers to get on and off the bus at any stop along the route. Commuters told the BBC the services were an "utter shambles", with some having to walk around a mile (1.6km) from the university to the bus station to make sure they got a seat. Katie White, MP for Leeds North West, said the changes were "completely unreliable" and were causing people "a lot of frustration". In December, First introduced "duplicate buses" to help improve capacity. However the X84, reinstated on Sunday, signals a return to a limited-stop service. Passengers travelling towards Ilkley will not be able to get off the bus between the city centre and Weetwood - and those travelling into the city will not be able to board as it travels through Headingley. On weekdays and Saturdays, buses will run every 40 minutes, and on Sundays they will run every hour during the day. Since October, people in Pool-in-Wharfedale have also had a direct connection to Leeds city centre - as it was included on the route of the new 25 service. However, this has been scrapped as part of the timetable introduced on Sunday. Instead, the 25 will now only run between the city centre and Lawnswood School, on weekdays. Other alterations as part of February's timetable changes include the 22 and 28 services in Leeds no longer running to the railway station. A spokesperson for First Bus said: "This decision is the result of an extensive review and builds on the immediate actions we took to improve journeys on the existing 25/26 service which replaced the X84." A full summary of all the February timetable changes is available on the West Yorkshire Metro website. Listen to highlights from West Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North or tell us a story you think we should be covering here. West Yorkshire Metro First Bus West Yorkshire
