Station Buildings, Leeds

"Because the buildings are manufactured off-site, quality is guaranteed and track possession time is minimised. This has major customer service benefits and can dramatically reduce our construction costs."

The Requirement

New platform buildings were required for Whitehall Triangle to be used initially for Transpennine Express services calling at Leeds between midnight and 5am. The facilities would accommodate some local passenger trains, mainly during off-peak travel as part of the £165m regeneration of Leeds City Station.

The Solution

Housing a passenger waiting room, public toilets and office accommodation, two steel-framed buildings were manufactured by Yorkon and craned into position over a weekend in only two hours. This minimised disruption to passenger and freight services and reduced build costs by up to a third.

Externally, the station buildings were completed in Railtrack's corporate colours – green, grey and bronze. Internally, the facilities have impact resistant walls and hardwearing anti-vandal finishes.

Comments from the Client

Jim Busby, Senior Project Manager – Station Regeneration, Railtrack:

"Having looked closely at other applications of the Yorkon steel-framed modular building system, such as fast-food restaurants and hotels, it was clear to us that this high-tech approach to construction could offer Railtrack a number of significant advantages."

"Because the buildings are manufactured off-site, quality is guaranteed and track possession time is minimised. This has major customer service benefits and can dramatically reduce our construction costs."

Awards

Yorkon received an award of commendation for the Whitehall Triangle project in the Rail Business Awards Station Innovation category. This award recognises the introduction of the most successful new ideas at UK passenger rail stations.