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'Leeds Bradford Airport Parkway' Consultation (2021)

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quantinghome

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It's about a mile from the southern exit of Bramhope tunnel to Horsforth station, a matter of minutes on the train currently. I can't see how it can be feasible for a service to stop at both stations, I doubt a 170 would even get up to speed in that distance before having to slow down again. If they are doing 2tph then I assume that's 2tph stopping at LBA and 2tph stopping at Horsforth with the turnback service filling in the gaps for Horsforth. I've no idea how they are planning to get 4tph to LBA without increasing the Harrogate line trains to 6tph or just bypassing Horsforth completely.
They certainly won't be able to get up to full speed between two closely-spaced stations, but frankly, so what? If all trains stop at both Horsforth and the Airport Parkway, the overall journey time is a bit slower. But, the longer overall journey is more than compensated by increased passenger numbers and the move to 4tph which will significantly reduce waiting times.
 
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I went for a walk in the fields near the proposed station last week, there was a drilling rig doing trial holes for the station and new access road. So things are moving in parallel to the consultation.
 
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