Leeds station funding includes plans to increase lift capacity

Funding and station plans

The Department for Transport announced a further £200 million for Leeds station on 28 October 2026. It puts total investment in the upgrade at £303 million and says the planned works are set for delivery by 2030. This is a funding announcement, not a report that the lift work has been completed. [1]

The wider scheme includes a new central overbridge, three entrances, additional concourse space and an extension to platform 14. The department also plans nearly 40% more ticket barriers and increased lift capacity. It does not give a lift count, identify which lifts would be installed or altered, or set out a separate timetable for that work. [1]

Relevance for the lift sector

The lift provision is one part of a broader effort to improve movement through the station. The announcement signals planned accessibility work, but does not establish the equipment specification or a lift contract. [1]

The department says the station handles more than 27 million passengers a year and forecasts almost 12 million additional annual passengers by 2043. Those are its station-wide figures, not projections of lift use. [1]