Key details
Jointly delivered with the West Yorkshire Combined Authority, we've built a new £20.5m bus station in Halifax town centre, with improved safety, comfort, connectivity and accessibility for bus station users and local people.
Current status
Plans
The project has delivered a modern, fit for purpose bus station that complements the surrounding heritage, public realm and urban fabric of Halifax town centre. It includes:
- A transformational new station building providing better quality facilities for passengers.
- Improved customer access points and information, better quality cycle parking, real-time bus and rail information, and two retail units.
- A fully enclosed passenger concourse (with CCTV), with easy interchange between bus services, a safe and secure waiting environment, and level walking routes for all users.
- Automatic doors at bus stands and main entrances and fences to encourage the use of safe walking routes.
- Two additional bus stands and three additional bus layover bays.
- Improved walking routes to key destinations across the town centre, such as Trinity Sixth Form Centre, Dean Clough, Woolshops and Piece Hall.
- New public toilet facilities including a Changing Places toilet.
- Solar panels, a new “green roof” covered in bee friendly plants, and the introduction of ducting for electric buses and cycles, supporting the region’s aim to be carbon neutral by 2038.
Benefits
Economic growth: The redevelopment of Halifax Bus Station will contribute to the growth of the local economy by connecting people to jobs and training and improving transport connectivity.
Sustainability: Introducing an ‘electric bus station’ that will allow the introduction of electric buses; the proposals will enable more people to travel sustainably, supporting targets for increased bus use in the Leeds City Region.
Safety and security: Separation of bus and passenger movements to will improve safety.
Accessibility: The project will provide a central level concourse, level bus boarding throughout and an additional step-free entrance.
Interchange: An improved bus station with more retail opportunities and improved travel information. Better town centre connectivity through improved walking routes.
Progress
29 July 2024
Mayor of West Yorkshire officially opens new Halifax bus station.
July 2024
From Sunday 21 July Halifax Bus Station will be fully open with all 19 bus stands in use. All remaining bus services will return from this date, passengers can find the latest travel information on the Metro website, or by calling MetroLine: 0113 245 7676.
February 2024
From Sunday 18 February there will be changes to bus services at Halifax Bus Station. Passengers can find the latest travel information on the Metro website, or by calling MetroLine: 0113 245 7676.
November 2023
Work is continuing on the new Halifax Bus Station, see the latest action from on site including the demolition of the temporary bus station in the video below.
The award winning bus station is partially open to passengers using some bus services and is due to fully re-open in early 2024.
September 2023
From Sunday 1 October the new Halifax Bus Station will partially re-open to passengers using some bus services. Passengers can find the latest travel information through the Metro website, or by calling MetroLine: 0113 245 7676.
From this date, people will also be able to access toilet facilities (including a new Changing Places toilet) and visit the new travel centre.
Construction work will continue with the new bus station due to fully re-open in early 2024. You can find out more information about this project on the West Yorkshire Combined Authority website.
November 2022
Work is progressing quickly on this £17.7m project funded by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. In November, work began on the installation of the new "green roof" which has been covered with bee-friendly plants, just one of the environmentally friendly features of this build. You can take a look at the new "green roof" and the latest action from on site in the video below.
February 2022
From Sunday 27 February, the bus station entrance, travel centre and bus stands are being relocated to the other side of the site, near the Sunday School Façade (across from Sainsbury’s) on Winding Road. Some services will also move to town centre bus stops from that date. More information about the revised services is available from West Yorkshire Metro Bus Station Works
September 2021
The bus station will be partially closed from Sunday 5 September until summer 2023 to allow construction of the new facility. Bus services will be affected during this time so passengers are being asked to visit the Metro website or call 0113 245 7676 for travel information. Find out more information about the new bus station from the West Yorkshire Combined Authority Website
September 2020
Planning approval was granted at the end of September 2020.
August 2020
The Full Business Case (FBC) approved by West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee in August 2020.
July 2020
A Planning Application was submitted to Calderdale Council in July 2020.
June 2020
Following a period of public engagement in early 2020, a Full Business Case (FBC) was submitted in June 2020.
October 2019
The Outline Business Case (OBC) for the project was approved by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in October 2019.
Funding
This project was made possible through funding from:
Supporting Documents
