Bradford Interchange Bus station reopening for passengers today after a year-long closure
More than 80 per cent of all services, 47 in total, will be running from Bradford Interchange
Bradford Interchange bus station is to reopen its doors today, after a year-long closure.
It was forced to close after concrete fell in the underground car park.
Most services will be running from the Interchange, apart from eleven remaining on-street for the time being
The remaining services will return to the Interchange once resurfacing works are completed, which is expected to be in April 2025. They will continue to depart from Hall Ings and Nelson Street in the meantime.
Passengers are encouraged to check their journeys before travelling via the Metro website, where there are a full list of services and timetables.
The West Yorkshire Combined Authority has been working at pace to bring the bus station back into operation, with remedial works taking place in the last few months.
Cllr Matt Edwards, the leader of the Green Party is pleased its reopening today. He told us: "It's great news, I mean it's been a very difficult year for bus users in Bradford, the temporary measures whilst the interchange has been closed has actually been quite difficult for a lot of people.
"Especially when they're trying to find out where busses are, so it's great we're finally getting interchange open."
Mayor of West Yorkshire Tracy Brabin said:
"We’re really looking forward to welcoming back passengers to the Interchange – they’ve shown real patience since we made the decision to close on safety grounds.
"We’re encouraging people to check where their services will be departing from in advance to ensure they have the smoothest possible journey."
Real time information screens for returning services will be available at the bus station and on-street once it reopens.
Printed timetables will be available from mid-January. In the meantime, extra staff will be deployed at the bus station and then in the city centre for the first few days of reopening. Printed information will also be available at impacted bus stops to keep passengers informed.
The bus stops on Bridge Street will be no longer be in use on Monday 6 January 2025 and taken out of service.
All coach services will continue to use temporary bus stops on Nelson Street.
Once resurfacing works have completed and all bus services are back at the Interchange, coaches will move to using permanent bus shelters on the same road.
Renovations to the rail station’s external access ramp – to provide better lighting and a new non-slip surface – are ongoing. Work to transform the former taxi rank into a new public plaza area is also underway.
A decision was made to close the Interchange bus station in January 2024 to protect the public after some concrete fell in the basement.
Following initial findings from structural surveys, the Combined Authority was reassured that the bus Interchange was able to safely reopen with mitigation measures in place.