Bradford Forster Square railway station
You can reach 32 stations directly from Bradford Forster Square on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Shipley, with 181 trains a day.
See Bradford Forster Square on the map
Bradford Forster Square is the nearest station for postcodes in BD1, BD8, BD2, BD14. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Bradford Forster Square
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipley | 181 | 181 | 98 |
| Frizinghall | 167 | 167 | 86 |
| Leeds | 67 | 67 | 42 |
| Bingley | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Cononley | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Crossflatts | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Keighley | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Saltaire | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Skipton | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Steeton and Silsden | 55 | 55 | 28 |
| Apperley Bridge | 53 | 53 | 30 |
| Ben Rhydding | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Baildon | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Burley-in-Wharfedale | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Guiseley | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Ilkley | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| Kirkstall Forge | 53 | 53 | 30 |
| Menston | 53 | 53 | 28 |
| London King's Cross | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Wakefield Westgate | 14 | 14 | 12 |
| Doncaster | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Newark Northgate | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Stevenage | 13 | 13 | 12 |
| Bentham | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Carnforth | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Clapham | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Gargrave | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Giggleswick | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Hellifield | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Lancaster | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Long Preston | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Wennington | 1 | 1 | 0 |
How busy Bradford Forster Square is
1,457,418 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 384th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 35,780 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Bradford Forster Square and Leeds than any other pair: 406,948 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 23 stations instead of 32, a drop of about 28%. Saturday runs to 32.
Nearest other stations
- Bradford Interchange 0.5 miles
- Frizinghall 1.7 miles
- Shipley 2.6 miles
- New Pudsey 3.0 miles
- Saltaire 3.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Bradford Forster Square, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bradford Adolphus Street · 0.7 miles
- Bradford St James · 0.8 miles
- Manningham · 0.8 miles
- St Dunstans · 0.9 miles
- Bowling closed 1895 · 1.0 miles
- Manchester Road · 1.1 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.