# Popular UK train station with 33m passengers getting huge £300million transformation

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/popular-uk-train-station-with-33m-passengers-getting-huge-300million-transformation/
- Published: 2026-11-08T14:35:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T15:35:35+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2264322/uk-train-station-transformation-leeds
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Leeds station is due a £303 million upgrade.
- Work is expected to start in late 2026 and take five years.
- Platform 17 improvements depend on funding.

## Summary

Leeds station is set for a £303 million upgrade intended to make it brighter, easier to navigate and better able to handle growing passenger numbers. The five-year project matters to one of Britain’s busiest stations, used by about 33 million passengers annually.

Work is expected to begin in late 2026, with Network Rail and BAM delivering a new Neville Street entrance, an opened-up concourse, relocated ticket barriers and a walkway across the tracks. New toilets and a first-class lounge are also planned; changes to platform 17 depend on further funding. Passengers and nearby residents may face route changes, construction traffic and noise, including some overnight work.

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