Bradford Interchange railway station
Bradford Interchange 
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The car park and entrance
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| Location | |
| Place | Bradford |
| Local authority | City of Bradford |
| Coordinates | 53°47′28″N 1°45′00″W / 53.791°N 1.750°WCoordinates: 53°47′28″N 1°45′00″W / 53.791°N 1.750°W |
| Grid reference | SE165327 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BDI |
| Managed by | Northern and Metro |
| Number of platforms | 4 |
| DfT category | C1 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 2.877 million |
| – Interchange |
59,279 |
| 2012/13 |
3.005 million |
| – Interchange |
 54,863 |
| 2013/14 |
2.990 million |
| – Interchange |
65,581 |
| 2014/15 |
2.923 million |
| – Interchange |
74,189 |
| 2015/16 |
2.993 million |
| – Interchange |
73,586 |
| Passenger Transport Executive | |
| PTE | West Yorkshire (Metro) |
| Zone | 3 |
| History | |
| 1850 | Opened as Bradford Exchange |
| 1973 | Resited south |
| 1983 | Renamed as Bradford Interchange |
| 2001 | Bus station rebuilt |
| 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 Interchange from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Bradford Interchange is a transport interchange in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England, which consists of a railway station and combined bus and coach station adjacent. The Interchange, which was designed in 1962, was hailed as a showpiece of European design and was opened on 14 January 1973. It is served by the majority of bus services in the city centre along with National Express Coaches, while the railway station, which is one of two in the city centre (along with Bradford Forster Square), is served by Northern and is also the terminus for Grand Central services to London Kings Cross.
The main entrance with the taxi rank and car park is on a lower level, while the train platforms and bus/coach stops are on a split upper level, both separate with pedestrian access. Downstairs, in the central concourse, there are a few shops, a newsagent, a cafe and sandwich shop and a fast food outlet on the train platforms, where hot drinks are also available. Toilets are located off the main concourse.
There is also a British Transport Police office and lost luggage desk, provided for passengers' concern and safety at the railway station, with a separate security and lost-luggage unit for bus travellers, on the bus concourse. A smoking ban is observed in all parts of Bradford interchange, and CCTV is also in operation with security officers and police regularly patrolling the station.
The railway station has 4 platforms and a short bay that was previously used for the Red Star parcels facility. Platform 1 has a run-round facility for locomotive hauled trains (mainly freight services). The track layout and associated signalling was remodelled during the course of a week-long engineering blockade from 25 October to 3 November 2008 to permit higher speeds on both routes into the station and also allow trains to approach the station from both Leeds and Halifax simultaneously (something that was not possible with the old track configuration).
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