Plans for new rail station

A FULL planning application has now been submitted to Calderdale Council for Elland’s new £20 million rail station.

West Yorkshire Combined Authority (WYCA) has submitted the application for the new railway station, with car park for 116 spaces, new pedestrian accesses, landscaping and associated works, at Lowfields Way, Elland.

Agents for the application, Atkins, say the site is wellserved by existing road infrastructure including Lowfields Way, the A629 Calderdale Way, the Elland Riorges Link Road and the existing Calder Valley rail line.

Access to the site, which is just north of Elland town centre, is convenient for pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users too, with 12 of the 116 parking spaces set aside for dsiabled people.

“This will be further enhanced by the proposed Elland Access Package which will improve walking and cycling links to the new rail station,” the company says in supporting statements submitted with the application.

Atkins argue the new rail station will have minimal impact on amenity and thus there is a “compelling” case for what the company describes as a “sustainable, strategic transport development.”

“It is intended that the proposed development will provide improved access to the rail network and encourage more sustainable, integrated travel whilst respecting the character of the area and surrounding land uses.

“The new station will encourage residents and commuters to use the public transport system, thereby taking traffic off the roads and reducing congestion,” says the supporting document.

The project is being delivered by Calderdale Council with WYCA.

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