Leeds Station Platform 17 Extension

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An image of the route to platform 17

This engagement has now closed, thank you for taking part.

The results are being analysed. The outcome report will be published on this page in due course. 

We are working in partnership with Network Rail to improve access to platforms 16 and 17 at Leeds Rail Station. These proposals include increasing the length and width of platform 17 and moving the lift, stairs and escalators to a central position on platform 16. 

We would like your feedback on these plans before progressing through detailed design and delivery in 2026-27. 

Our proposals aim to: 

  • Extend platform 17 length by at least 47% (143 metres).  

Currently, platform 17 can accommodate two trains with up to two carriages each. This extension will allow trains with more than 50% further seats to use this platform. 

  • Increase the width of the platform to 3.3 metres for most of the platform, with the last 17 metres at least 2.8 metres wide. 

This will help ease crowding on the platform and allow wheelchair access ramps to be more easily positioned when wheelchair users board or alight from a train at this platform. 

  • Move the stairs, escalators and lift to a more central position on platform 16 to improve access and passenger flow through platforms 16 and 17.


Visualisation showing the size of the trains that will be able to use the extended platform compared to current trains


Find out more and have your say 

You can let us know what you think by using the following methods: 

  • Complete our survey by 11.59pm on Monday 31 March 2025 

  • Read our frequently asked questions and then ask us a question 

  • Join us at a drop-in event (see below for further details) 

Join a drop-in event 

We’ll be hosting two drop-in events to talk to anyone interested in the scheme. You will be able to ask questions and share your feedback with the project team. Paper surveys will be available to complete or take home and submit via our Freepost address. 

  • Saturday 15 March 11am – 2pm, on the footbridge next to the southern entrance ticket gates, Leeds station 

  • Thursday 20 March 3pm – 6pm, on the footbridge next to the southern entrance ticket gates, Leeds station 


A photo showing the current layout of where the lift and escalator are located to access platforms 16 and 17


Contact us and accessibility  

If you would like to contact us or request information in an alternative format you can:  

  • Phone: MetroLine on 0113 245 7676  

  • Write to: FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM WYCA (no stamp required)  

This engagement will close at 11.59pm on Monday 31 March 2025.  

Next steps  

Your feedback from this public engagement will be considered and will help ensure that our detailed designs deliver future benefits for all passengers. 

Funding 

The project is expected to cost approximately £40 million and would be funded by Network Rail provided by Department of Transport (DfT) and subject to successful business case approval by the Combined Authority provided by the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). 

City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement

Subject to the development of a successful business case, part of the cost of this project is being funded from the £830 million City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), which has been allocated to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The funding is separate from council revenue funding for council services and is ringfenced by central government for use only to deliver sustainable transport improvements and cannot be spent on council services. 

An image of the route to platform 17

This engagement has now closed, thank you for taking part.

The results are being analysed. The outcome report will be published on this page in due course. 

We are working in partnership with Network Rail to improve access to platforms 16 and 17 at Leeds Rail Station. These proposals include increasing the length and width of platform 17 and moving the lift, stairs and escalators to a central position on platform 16. 

We would like your feedback on these plans before progressing through detailed design and delivery in 2026-27. 

Our proposals aim to: 

  • Extend platform 17 length by at least 47% (143 metres).  

Currently, platform 17 can accommodate two trains with up to two carriages each. This extension will allow trains with more than 50% further seats to use this platform. 

  • Increase the width of the platform to 3.3 metres for most of the platform, with the last 17 metres at least 2.8 metres wide. 

This will help ease crowding on the platform and allow wheelchair access ramps to be more easily positioned when wheelchair users board or alight from a train at this platform. 

  • Move the stairs, escalators and lift to a more central position on platform 16 to improve access and passenger flow through platforms 16 and 17.


Visualisation showing the size of the trains that will be able to use the extended platform compared to current trains


Find out more and have your say 

You can let us know what you think by using the following methods: 

  • Complete our survey by 11.59pm on Monday 31 March 2025 

  • Read our frequently asked questions and then ask us a question 

  • Join us at a drop-in event (see below for further details) 

Join a drop-in event 

We’ll be hosting two drop-in events to talk to anyone interested in the scheme. You will be able to ask questions and share your feedback with the project team. Paper surveys will be available to complete or take home and submit via our Freepost address. 

  • Saturday 15 March 11am – 2pm, on the footbridge next to the southern entrance ticket gates, Leeds station 

  • Thursday 20 March 3pm – 6pm, on the footbridge next to the southern entrance ticket gates, Leeds station 


A photo showing the current layout of where the lift and escalator are located to access platforms 16 and 17


Contact us and accessibility  

If you would like to contact us or request information in an alternative format you can:  

  • Phone: MetroLine on 0113 245 7676  

  • Write to: FREEPOST CONSULTATION TEAM WYCA (no stamp required)  

This engagement will close at 11.59pm on Monday 31 March 2025.  

Next steps  

Your feedback from this public engagement will be considered and will help ensure that our detailed designs deliver future benefits for all passengers. 

Funding 

The project is expected to cost approximately £40 million and would be funded by Network Rail provided by Department of Transport (DfT) and subject to successful business case approval by the Combined Authority provided by the City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS). 

City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement

Subject to the development of a successful business case, part of the cost of this project is being funded from the £830 million City Region Sustainable Transport Settlement (CRSTS), which has been allocated to the West Yorkshire Combined Authority. The funding is separate from council revenue funding for council services and is ringfenced by central government for use only to deliver sustainable transport improvements and cannot be spent on council services. 

Consultation has concluded
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    michael bradley asked 15 days ago

    Thank you for your question.

    To make room for longer trains on platform 17, we will first need to extend the track at the platform and move the points that connect platform 17 to the shared track. If we don't do this, the back of a train would often block the line into platform 16. 

    We also need to move the overhead lines and signalling equipment. It is this work which is the most expensive part of the project, not the lengthening of the platform itself. However, we do need to extend the platform to make sure wheelchair users can get on the train at the far end of the platform.

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    James2006 asked 17 days ago

    Thank you for your question. During the platform extension works, there is likely to be disruption to trains on platform 17. However, we don’t have the exact details of the disruption at this time. The project team is currently working with timetabling teams and evaluating how to carry out the work in a way that minimises the number of trains that will need to be relocated. Once details are available they will be communicated to passengers.

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    Val Ely asked about 1 month ago

    Thank you for your question regarding the extension to platform 17. The design for the new platform is still being developed and is subject to change. However, the current design does include an increase in the length of the platform canopy, extending from just over 21 metres to 80 metres. While this extended canopy won’t cover the entire platform, it will provide much more space for passengers to take shelter from the rain while on the platform.