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Bradford Forster Square

CRS Code BDQ
Collected date 16/05/10

Bradford Forster Square

Bradford Forster Square is one of two stations in Bradford, the other being Bradford Interchange. Both are new constructions replacing earlier stations. In the case of Forster Square, the street-level sign points down a long approach:

Bradford Forster Square,
long view

Looking up the ramp towards the street-level entrance onto Cheapside, under the Midland Hotel:

Bradford Forster
Square arches

At the bottom of the ramp is this sculpture, perhaps symbolic of the historical curiosity that the lines into Bradford approach from the north and from the south, but do not meet in the middle:

Bradford Forster
Square sculpture

A little way north, up the hill of Cheapside, is a more modern entrance:

Bradford
Forster Square bridge entrance

There's a lift down to ground (and platform) level, but also the stairs:

Bradford Forster
Square stairs

Down the stairwell to ground level and under this canopy:

Bradford Forster Square
canopy

To the left/west of that canopy the old screen wall continues, along with some old-style paving:

Bradford Forster
Square cobbles

Platform 3:

Bradford Forster Square
platform 3

Platform 2:

Bradford Forster Square
platform 2

The buffers between platforms 3 and 2:

Bradford Forster Square
buffers

Looking along the line from behind the buffers:

Bradford Forster
Square from buffers

Looking south along platform 2 towards the station buildings:

Bradford Forster Square
looking south

Platform 1b:

Bradford Forster Square
platform 1b

The ground level road access to the station is from St Blaise Way just to the east of the line:

Bradford Forster Square

The road which crosses the line to the north of the station provides these views of it:

Bradford Forster
Square from bridge looking south Bradford
Forster Square from bridge looking south close view