The other main railway station in the city is Bradford Interchange, which is about 10 minutes on foot from Forster Square; from here, services operate along the Calder Valley line to Leeds, Halifax, Huddersfield, Manchester Victoria, Blackpool North and London King's Cross.

The line approached the town from the north, up Bradford Dale from Shipley, and terminated at a railway station on Kirkgate, opposite the end of Market Street.

There were hourly services to Leeds Wellington Station, and through trains to London Euston via Derby and Rugby.

[6] In March 1963, the Beeching Report recommended the closure of all railways serving Wharfedale, and the removal of several services out of Forster Square.

From April 1974, the new West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (now known as Metro) took responsibility for those services.

The old station site was initially used as a car park, before a HMRC tax office Centenary Court was built.

[8] Historically, there have been various proposals put forward which would link the two Bradford railway stations together, but none of these has yet materialised.

Most modern references state that at least one of them was called 'Market Street', but there is disagreement as to exactly when this name was in use: W. E. Forster died in 1886,[10][11] and when the nearby Central Post Office opened in 1887, Forster Square, between the Railway Station and the Post Office, had recently been named.

[12] Throughout the 19th century, contemporary directories and maps either used the railway company name or a nearby street to identify the station.

On Sundays, trains run hourly between Bradford and Leeds all day (until the end of service) and to both Skipton and Ilkley.

LNER will subsequently be able to provide up to five services a day for Bradford's 2025 City of Culture events.