What is Leeds railway station?
{{Infobox UK station | name = Leeds {{rail}} | image = Overview of Leeds City railway station 04.jpg | caption = Inside Leeds City Station | locale = [[Leeds]] | borough = [[City of Leeds]] | manager = [[Network Rail]] | pte = [[West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive|West Yorkshire]] (Metro) | code = LDS | platforms = 17 }} '''Leeds railway station''' or '''Leeds City Station''' is one of the largest [[railway station]]s in the [[United Kingdom]]. The station is the largest one in [[Leeds]] as well as being the main public transport facility in [[West Yorkshire]]. There is no larger railway interchange in [[Yorkshire]] or North East England. The station is one of 17 in [[Great Britain]] to be managed by [[Network Rail]]. It is the busiest English station outside London, and the UK's second busiest station outside London after Glasgow Central.<ref>http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/xls/station-usage-2006-07.xls {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101111060510/http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/upload/xls/station-usage-2006-07.xls |date=2010-11-11 }} Station Usage (excel)</ref> == History == [[File:Leeds City Station - passenger hall 06-11-04.jpg|right|thumb|North Concorse]] [[File:Leeds railway station - DSC07507.JPG|thumb|right|South Concorse]] Leeds City Station was built as Leeds New Station, to operate alongside Leeds Central Station (which has since closed). Leeds City Station was rebuilt twice, once in 1963 and again in 2002. Automatic ticket barriers were installed in 2008 replacing manned ticket booths. ==Future== There are plans to build a entrance to the station from the South side. This would let passengers leave with a short walk to [[Bridgewater Place]] and [[Granary Wharf]] at the moment they have to walk from the North Side and under the station in a tunnel. As part of [[High Speed 2]] a new station is planned to the south called [[Leeds New Lane railway station]], this will be linked to the current railway station by a bridge. Because of the number