Bradford Exchange railway station

Bradford Exchange
Heavy rail
Bradford Exchange railway station pictured from the centre island platform
General information
Location	Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire England
Coordinates	53°47′31″N 1°44′56″W / 53.792°N 1.749°W / 53.792; -1.749
Grid reference	SE166329
Line(s)	Calder Valley line Leeds, Bradford & Halifax Junction Railway Spen Valley Line Queensbury Lines Shipley Great Northern Railway branch line
Platforms	2 (1850 – 1867) 4 (1867 – 1888) 10 (1888 – 1973)
History
Opened	9 May 1850 (1850-05-09)
Closed	14 January 1973 (1973-01-14)
Original company	Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway
Location

Bradford Exchange railway station served the city of Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, from 1850 to 1973, before being replaced by a smaller, new-build station, which was later called Bradford Interchange. Railway lines from Halifax, Queensbury, Wakefield and Leeds met south of the city centre with services terminating in the station. In the British Rail era, many services did not terminate at Exchange station but became through services which reversed in the station to carry on their journey. Exchange station was originally opened in 1850 by the Lancashire & Yorkshire Railway (L&YR) as Drake Street, becoming Exchange in April 1867 with the arrival of services from the Great Northern Railway (GNR).

It was enlarged in 1888 and closed in 1973, with the station moving to a new 4-platform site a little further south.