Integrated Rail Plan

The Conservative Party leadership candidate told reporters in Leeds that she knows “how poor the transport is” in the city. Picture: Jacob King/PA Wire.

Liz Truss "completely committed" to Northern Powerhouse Rail

Major changes are required at Leeds railway station if the Integrated Rail Plan is to be delivered, it has been suggested.

Leeds station 'needs massive redevelopment for Integrated Rail Plan to work'

How the mass transit system might look, according to West Yorkshire Combined Authority.

West Yorkshire mass transit system: Three companies to get £25m to draw up plans

An artist's impression of what the mass transit scheme in West Yorkshire could look like

Another £200m requested for long-awaited mass transit scheme in West Yorkshire

Regional transport chiefs have repeatedly said the station needs some form of expansion over the coming years.

Council calls for more clarity as it warns Leeds Station must be expanded

The north of England really was short-changed in what could have been a game-changing announcement to transform inadequate travel links from Leeds and beyond. Pic: James Hardisty

Why the North will never forget broken promises over Great Rail Betrayal - Laura...

The HS2 Eastern leg to Leeds will be dropped in the Government’s Integrated Rail Plan, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed.

Transport in Leeds: A history of HS2 and city's mass transit plans

Boris Johnson has axed the Leeds leg from the HS2 scheme, despite promises it would go ahead.
Picture: Getty Images.

Anger as Leeds stretch is dropped from the government's HS2 plans

West Yorkshire Mayor Tracy Brabin looks set to miss out on Eastern leg of HS2 despite making it a priority on election. Picture: Jonathan Gawthorpe.

City chiefs react as Rail Plan is expected to announce Leeds HS2 cancellation

The HS2 link to Leeds is now expected to be cancelled.

HS2 'won't reach Leeds' as Integrated Rail Plan published within days

Rail passengers in Leeds faced delays and disruption after the timetable chaos of 2018. Pic: Simon Hulme

Yorkshire mayors refuse to back 'substandard' rail timetable to ease congestion

Transport secretary Grant Shapps

Construction on final leg of HS2 could be brought forward 'dramatically'

Florence - the largest ever tunnel boring machine used on a UK rail project - is unveiled at the HS2 site in West Hyde near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. Picture date: Thursday May 13, 2021. PA Photo. Named after nursing pioneer Florence Nightingale, The 558ft (170m) long contraption will dig a 10-mile (16km) tunnel under the Chiltern Hills, starting from a site in Buckinghamshire near the M25 motorway. Pic: PA

'I want high speed rail in Yorkshire years before HS2's current goal of 2040'

HS2.

HS2 extension to Leeds ‘will probably not now go ahead’, says Lord Adonis

Prime Minister Boris Johnson at an HS2 site earlier this year. Pic: PA

Claims HS2 Leeds leg will be scrapped 'simply not true', says Transport Minister

Leeds station is one of the busiest in the country.

These are the rail schemes the North wants while it's waiting for HS2 to arrive

Transport Secretary Grant Shapps at Leeds station earlier this year. Pic: Tony Johnson

My vision for Transpennine rail will cost more than £2.9bn, says Grant Shapps

Passengers wearing face masks at Leeds railway station. Photo: PA

'Choices will be necessary' for North's railway future

HS2 Minister Andrew Stephenson. Photo: PA

HS2 minister to meet with leaders in the North over rail plans

Transport for the North chief exexcutive Barry White.

North's plea to tackle rail bottlenecks now as government plans long-term vision