Designs unveiled for £500m Leeds HS2 station hub
Initial designs have been released for the £500m remodelled Leeds Station for HS2’s arrival along with a blueprint for a surrounding station redevelopment.
A remodelled and extended station will include new entrances, a new central common concourse, extra platforms, a new undulating roof, footbridge and the creation of a surrounding station campus for commercial, residential and leisure developments.
The city centre’s road network would be remodelled with adjoining streets and those under the station being pedestrianised, with the dark arches being transformed into new retail and leisure spaces.
The station masterplan sets out the potential for 3m sq ft of commercial development around the station, with a further 80,000 sq ft of leisure and retail space inside as part of the new common concourse.
In Leeds the arrival of HS2 is a key element of the regeneration of the South Bank, a 250-hectare regeneration project creating at least 8,000 new homes and generating 35,000 jobs, featuring the new learning hub for the city, a new city park and a reimagined River Aire waterfront. This regeneration will double the size and economic impact of Leeds city centre.
Source: Construction Enquirer
