Leeds railway station

Leeds railway station (also known as Leeds City) serves the city centre of Leeds, in West Yorkshire, England. It is located on New Station Street to the south of City Square, at the foot of Park Row, behind the landmark Queens Hotel. It is one of 20 stations managed by Network Rail. Leeds is an important hub on the British railway network, being a principal stop on the following lines:

The terminus of the Leeds branch of the East Coast Main Line, on which London North Eastern Railway provides high speed inter-city services to London King's Cross every half hour The Cross Country Route between Scotland, the Midlands and South West England connecting to Glasgow Central, Edinburgh Waverley, Derby, Birmingham New Street, Bristol Temple Meads, Exeter St Davids, Plymouth and Penzance. The trans-Pennine Huddersfield line, with inter-city services to major destinations throughout Northern England, including Manchester Piccadilly, Liverpool Lime Street, York and Newcastle. The terminus for trains running on the scenic Settle–Carlisle line to Carlisle.

Leeds is also a major hub for local and regional destinations across Yorkshire, including Harrogate, York, Scarborough, Hull, Doncaster and Sheffield. The station lies at the heart of the West Yorkshire Metro commuter network for West Yorkshire providing services to Bradford Interchange, Wakefield Kirkgate, Dewsbury, Huddersfield and Halifax. With 24.9 million passenger entries and exits between April 2023 and March 2024, Leeds is the second busiest railway station in Northern England, after Manchester Piccadilly, and is the fourth-busiest in the United Kingdom outside London.

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Granary Wharf

Granary Wharf is a mixed-use development that stands next to the brick tunnels beside the Leeds and Liverpool Canal, and the River Aire in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England. Leeds City railway station sits above the brick tunnels on Dark Neville Street. The tunnel complex is known locally as the Dark Arches.

City House

Platform, formerly known as City House and British Railways House, is a building over Leeds railway station that was built by Taylor Woodrow in 1962. The buildings were, like many other railway buildings in the UK, designed by the later-derided architect John Poulson who also designed the nearby Leeds International Pool. Upon its construction it was famously lambasted by the poet John Betjeman, who said that the building blocked all the light out of City Square and was only a testament to money, having no architectural merit. He made similar criticism in 1968. The building was bought by a property company, Kenmore, in 2006 with a view to regenerating what it described as a "tired and dilapidated" building. Kenmore received planning permission in 2008 to extend the building at the back (on the south side) and re-clad it in glazed curtain walling. The scheme was due to be completed in 2009. However Kenmore went into liquidation in 2009 before the scheme had started. A December 2011 photo shows little change from the 2008 image (left). In 2010 the building was bought by office property company Bruntwood which plans to redevelop it. Planning permission for the refurbishment was granted by Leeds City Council on 13 October 2011. Bruntwood's brochure for the redevelopment claims that: "our aim is to transform this neglected property into a new high-profile business destination, creating office space to suit all sizes and types of organisation. The exterior of the building will be given a striking new look with contemporary curtain wall glazing. On the inside, the offices will be completely refurbished with the upper floors also boasting unrivalled panoramic views across the city". Work commenced in October 2015, with the refurbishment completed in 2017. It was renamed Platform.

Leeds and Liverpool Canal

The Leeds and Liverpool Canal is a canal in Northern England, linking the cities of Leeds and Liverpool. Over a distance of 127 miles (204 km), crossing the Pennines, and including 91 locks on the main line. The Leeds and Liverpool Canal has several small branches, and in the early 21st century a new link was constructed into the Liverpool docks system.

Granary Buildings, Leeds

Granary Buildings is a heritage listed building in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England.