Grand Union Railway

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Not to be confused with Grand Central Railway.

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Grand Union is an open-access railway company that has proposed running two separate train services. It has planned services along the West Coast Main Line from London Euston to Bradford Interchange via Huddersfield. This would allow the Calderdale and Kirklees areas to be served with a direct rail link to London. At the same time, it has offered up a proposal for a semi-fast service between Doncaster and Bradford Interchange, using the same route that Grand Central has proposed using for its King's Cross-Bradford services.

[edit] Route

[edit] WCML

The route would be as follows:

• London Euston
• Stockport
• Guide Bridge - there are also plans to turn this into a parkway station for the M60
• Huddersfield
• Brighouse
• Halifax
• Bradford Interchange.

[edit] Doncaster-Bradford

• Doncaster
• Pontefract
• Wakefield Kirkgate
• Brighouse
• Halifax
• Bradford Interchange

[edit] External links

• Grand Central to Rail-regulation - includes Grand Union proposal.
• Mentions Grand Union on the Grand Central website

Categories: Future public transportation | United Kingdom rail stubs | Open-access train operating companies