It will be 29 years late. Brighouse opened in 2000, but good news is Elland station will happen soon following approval by West Yorkshire Combined Authority. A batch of funding should get designs finalised in the coming months, work on the station to start early in 2027. Calderdale will oversee the access package including new bridges over river and canal for pedestrians and cyclists, active travellers Elland and Greetland, with work to start this June (Elland Access Package | Calderdale Next Chapter). The station itself will be near Lowfields Business Park. Trains will serve Leeds, Huddersfield, Bradford and Manchester, bringing in visitors and businesses adding to the local economy. WYCA’s picture shows the complex design: lifts, ramps and stairs reach the elevated platforms. Parking is planned for 116 cars, with cycle spaces, EV charging points, and a new toucan (pedestrian + cycle) road crossing. Quickest time Elland to Leeds will be about 35 min – which could be cut if the railway were to improve the service, as Hadrag would like, with more, faster trains. The station will also be served by Bradford-Huddersfield trains. Hadrag also wants Bradford-Sheffield trains (see back page). We are not yet sure whether Grand Central’s London trains will serve Elland. Good if they do. Cost of the station opening is now estimated at £70M including the access package. Wow!
Elland will happen – soon!
Halifax and District Rail Action Group 