Bradford Forster Square railway station
Bradford Forster Square 
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View of the railway station from Hamm Strasse
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| Location | |
| Place | Bradford |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°47′49″N 1°45′11″W / 53.7970°N 1.7530°WCoordinates: 53°47′49″N 1°45′11″W / 53.7970°N 1.7530°W |
| Grid reference | SE163334 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BDQ |
| Managed by | Northern |
| Number of platforms | 3 |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.160 million |
| – Interchange |
36,180 |
| 2012/13 |
 2.044 million |
| – Interchange |
36,485 |
| 2013/14 |
 2.044 million |
| – Interchange |
49,521 |
| 2014/15 |
2.081 million |
| – Interchange |
41,486 |
| 2015/16 |
2.066 million |
| – Interchange |
39,414 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| Original company | Leeds and Bradford Railway |
| 1846 | Opened |
| 1853 | Rebuilt |
| 1890 | Rebuilt |
| 1990 | Rebuilt on new site |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Bradford Forster Square from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bradford Forster Square railway station serves Bradford, West Yorkshire, England. The majority of services to/from the railway station use Class 333 electrified trains operated by Northern, on the Airedale Line to Skipton, the Wharfedale Line to Ilkley and the Leeds-Bradford Line to Leeds.
The other main railway station in the city is Bradford Interchange, about 10 minutes on foot from Forster Square, from where services operate along the Caldervale Line to Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria, Blackpool and London Kings Cross. Bradford Interchange is situated at a higher level, across the city centre, than Forster Square. The Bradford Crossrail proposal to link the two stations is currently viewed as unlikely to proceed.
The first rail service into Bradford was opened by the Leeds and Bradford Railway on 1 July 1846. The line approached the town from the north, up Bradforddale from Shipley, and terminated at a railway station on Kirkgate, opposite the end of Market Street. There were hourly services to Leeds Wellington Station, and through trains to London Euston via Derby and Rugby.
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