The Anonymous Widower

Leeds Station And The New Entrance

On my trip up to Burnley, I went up via Leeds station and because of the weather, I came back the same way.

On the way up the new southern entrance to the station wasn’t open, but it opened on Sunday morning.

Apart from a few snags, it seemed to be a great addition to the station.

This Google Map shows the new entrance under construction in the South-west corner of the station.

New Southern Entrance To Leeds Station

This image also shows the solid nature of the 2002 station roof, which is glass and not plastic like Manchester Victoria, Birmingham New Street and Crystal Palace stations.

Roof technology has moved on and I suspect costs have moved down.

One problem they may have is the shops like Boots, WH Smith and M & S are outside the barriers in the old (north) entrance.

So passengers needing these shops after entering the station on the south side, will have to go through the barriers to do it.

This problem will probably be solved with a new south concourse.

With other expansion, including new platforms and splitting Platform 1 into three separate platforms and the arrival of HS2, Leeds station is certainly having a lot of men (and women!) in!

January 3, 2016 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Architecture, Leeds Station, Shopping