Trains to Bradford - Station Details and further Information on Bradford Forster Square Train Services
Bradford Forster Square station is a train station in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The majority of services to/from the station use Class 333 electrified trains operated by Northern Rail, on the Airedale Line to Skipton, the Wharfedale Line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford Line to Leeds. Up to three services each day are operated by National Express East Coast to London King's Cross.
The other main train station in the city is Bradford Interchange, about 10 minutes' walk from Forster Square, from where services operate along the Caldervale Line to Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria and Blackpool. The rails enter each station from opposite ends of the city, effectively collinearly, but they do not join.
Trains from Bradford Forster Square are operated by Northern Rail and National Express East Coast. Most trains are run by Northern Rail; these are towards Leeds (on the Leeds-Bradford Line), Skipton (on the Airedale Line) and Ilkley (on the Wharfedale Line). During Monday to Saturday daytimes, trains operate every 30 minutes on each route. During the evenings, there are trains every hour to each of Skipton and Ilkley; on Sundays these run every two hours. At these times there are no trains to Leeds; passengers have to change at Shipley.
National Express East Coast operate around three services per day via Leeds and the East Coast Main Line to London Kings Cross. |
