SE2933 : New Leeds station entrance through a construction fence

taken 13 days ago, near to Leeds, England

New Leeds station entrance through a construction fence
New Leeds station entrance through a construction fence
Work to connect New Station Street to Bishopgate Street through new steps and lifts is underway.

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Leeds Station (provided by N Chadwick)

Leeds railway station is the second busiest railway station in England outside of London. It is one of 19 stations managed by Network Rail.
Leeds is an important hub on the British rail network. The station is the terminus of the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line which provides high speed inter-city services to London and is an important stop on the CrossCountry network between Scotland, the Midlands and South West England connecting to major cities such as Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Derby, Nottingham, Reading, Bristol, Exeter, Plymouth and Penzance. There are also regular inter-city services to major destinations throughout Northern England including Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle and Sheffield. It is also the terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle to Carlisle line.
Leeds is a major hub for local and regional destinations across Yorkshire such as to York, Scarborough, Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield. The station lies at the heart of the Metro commuter network for West Yorkshire providing services to Bradford, Wakefield, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Halifax.
With 25 million passenger entries and exits between April 2011 and March 2012, Leeds is the busiest railway station in the North of England and the third-busiest railway station in the United Kingdom outside London, after Birmingham New Street and Glasgow Central.

Geographical Context: Paths Railways Construction, Development Primary Subject: Construction
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Photographer
DS Pugh   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Friday, 31 July, 2026   (more nearby)
Submitted
Tuesday, 4 August, 2026
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2993 3334 [10m precision]
WGS84: 53:47.7308N 1:32.8270W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! SE 2992 3335
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Southeast (about 135 degrees)
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