The Government should reconsider the case for the development of a new station in Bradford. The development of the St James’s Market station would not only enhance rail connectivity in the North, allowing further investment in the city, but also provide further opportunities for rail development in Bradford after the ‘core pipeline’ of IRP upgrades take place.

The Government should reconsider the case for the development of a new station in Bradford. The development of the St James’s Market station would not only enhance rail connectivity in the North, allowing further investment in the city, but also provide further opportunities for rail development in Bradford after the ‘core pipeline’ of IRP upgrades take place. Type: recommendation | Number: 15 | Paragraph: 63 | Response status: accepted Government response: The Government accepts the rationale for this recommendation. Given the different stages of development work and timing of construction for individual schemes, this will be done on a project-by-project basis. Work on detailed mitigation is already underway, for example on TRU and HS2. For HS2 this i