Plans to transform York railway station’s forecourt have moved forward.
Earlier this year a planning application to modernise the station was approved.
The project also involves removing Queen Street bridge as it hasn’t been used since the 1960s.
Removing it will create space to improve access for all modes of transport, and also reveal hidden sections of the city’s historic walls.
The council has developed the York Station regeneration project in partnership with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, Network Rail, and LNER. It will change and improve the entrance to the railway station, to:
keep vehicles and pedestrians apart;
make it easier to change between different modes of transport;
create new public spaces and a more pedestrian-friendly experience;
create an improved setting for the City Walls and other heritage buildings in the area.
Relocation of part of the station building is a key part of the project, and the council’s Executive has agreed to enter into funding and development agreements with LNER and the West Yorkshire Combined Authority to progress the scheme.
The full scheme is valued at over £25 million and is funded by the West Yorkshire and York Transport Fund and the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund, which aims to help more people to walk, cycle, and use public transport.
The scheme includes:
redeveloping the areas at the front of the station;
creating a better environment for people changing between different modes of transport;
provision of new station buildings;
creating more space and improving the environment for walking and cycling;
relocating the bus interchange, taxi rank, passenger drop-off and short-stay car park;
redeveloping Tea Room Square to create a safer and more attractive shared space;
resurfacing the station portico.
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