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Transport in Bradford

Stations, bus stops and tram stops near Bradford, and how the people who live here get to work.

Council: Bradford
Region: Yorkshire and The Humber
Population: 343,999 (2024)

BradfordCity

Transport

How well connected Bradford is

106 bus stops within a ten-minute walk (800m) and 3 stations and tram stops within a mile, measured from the centre of Bradford. Connectivity scores 7.0 out of 10: very good.

Connectivity

7.0/ 10

Very good. Based on stops within walking distance rather than service frequency, with rail and metro weighted above buses.

Bus stops

106

Within 800m

Rail

Within a mile

Metro & tram

Within a mile

Stations

The nearest stations

01
Bradford Interchange Rail Station
Rail station
0.4 miles
02
Bradford Foster Square Rail Station
Rail station
0.4 miles
03
Bradford Forster Square Rail Station
Rail station
0.5 miles
04
Frizinghall Rail Station
Rail station
2.0 miles
05
Low Moor Rail Station
Rail station
2.9 miles
06
Shipley Rail Station
Rail station
2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop: Bradford College, 152 yards away.

Commuting

How people get to work

20.1% of working residents in Bradford mostly work from home, well below the England average of 31.5%. 50.5% drive to work.

BradfordEngland

Work from home20.1%31.5%

Drive50.5%44.5%

Car passenger6.8%3.9%

Bus or coach6.1%4.3%

Train1.3%2%

Underground, metro or tram0.1%1.9%

On foot9.1%7.6%

Bicycle0.6%2.1%

Other5.4%2.2%

Cars

Car ownership

32.4% of households in Bradford have no car or van, above the England average of 23.5%.

BradfordEngland

No car or van32.4%23.5%

141.7%41.3%

219.8%26.1%

3 or more6.1%9.1%

Sources: Department for Transport NaPTAN stop register; Census 2021 (ONS) / Scotland's Census 2022 (NRS). Distances are straight-line. Open Government Licence v3.0.

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