User:NRTurner/East Leeds Parkway railway station
East Leeds Parkway | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Micklefield, City of Leeds United Kingdom |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| Opening | 2012 |
East Leeds Parkway is a proposed railway station, to be sited near Micklefield in West Yorkshire on the York and Selby Lines.
It will be served by trains from the west of Leeds which would normally terminate at Leeds station; by continuing eastwards to this station, it is hoped that extra capacity for through trains would be created at Leeds[1]. The station would also form the first phase of electrifying the railway line to the east of Leeds[1]. As a parkway station, the intention would be to allow for a park-and-ride service and the plans include parking for 500 cars[1].
£20 million was allocated to the scheme by the Yorkshire and Humber Regional Transport Board in April 2008[1]. If the plans are taken forward then construction should begin in 2011, with a completion date of 2012[2].
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Transport Board funding welcomed". Metro. 2008-04-04. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
- ^ "Strategic Business Plan April Update" (PDF). Network Rail. Retrieved 2008-06-24.
Category:Railway stations in Leeds Category:Proposed railway stations in the United Kingdom