Halifax Bus Station

Willmott Dixon’s town centre regeneration experts have delivered a new interchange in Halifax town centre that improves the safety, comfort, connectivity and accessibility for local people.

Delivered for West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Calderdale Council, it includes a refurbishment of the existing bus station alongside a bright and modern new facility, increasing overall capacity on the existing site.

People using the interchange benefit from a new fully enclosed passenger entrance and concourse, with better access and more shops, as well as real-time bus and rail information to help with onward journeys. There is also a safe and secure waiting environment, and level walking routes for all users.

Completed in 2023, Halifax's new bus station is a modern, fit for purpose facility that complements the surrounding heritage, public realm and urban fabric of Halifax town centre.

Driving growth and jobs

This is central to Halifax’s ambition to deliver economic regeneration that creates a place where people want to invest, live, work, visit and study. It aims to transform the way people travel in and around the town and is being delivered with money from the Leeds City Region Transforming Cities Fund, which is revolutionising gateways to towns and cities across the region by making it easier to walk, cycle and use public transport.

Alongside improved passenger facilities and better access, the new station includes environmentally friendly features such as enabling the future introduction of electric bus charging points, bike parking and solar panels, as well as a living roof complete with plants. Overall, the scheme will deliver more green space as well as other environmental benefits.

Councillor Susan Hinchcliffe, Chair of the West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Transport Committee, said: “It is more important than ever that we continue to invest in a modern, accessible transport network, which supports economic growth by connecting more people with jobs, training and education. Our region deserves a transport system which gets people to where they need to go, but also fills them with pride and with the confidence that we are moving forwards to deliver prosperity and achieve our aim of becoming a net zero carbon economy by 2038.”

Interchange track-record

This latest interchange follows several our specialists teams have delivered, with others in places like Stevenage and Lincoln.