What is Bradford Interchange?
{{Infobox GB station | name = Bradford Interchange | symbol = rail | image_name = Bradford station entrance.jpg | caption = The car park and entrance | manager = [[Northern (train operating company)|Northern]] and [[Metro (West Yorkshire)|Metro]] | code = BDI | dft_category = C1 | locale = [[Bradford]] | borough = [[City of Bradford]] | pte = [[West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive|West Yorkshire]] (Metro) | zone = 3 | platforms = 4 | coordinates = {{coord|53.791|-1.750|type:railwaystation_region:GB_scale:10000|display=inline,title}} | gridref = SE165327 | years = 1850 | events = Opened as '''Bradford Exchange''' | years1 = 1973 | events1 = Resited south | years2 = 1983 | events2 = Renamed as '''Bradford Interchange''' | years3 = 2001 | events3 = Bus station rebuilt | usage1314 = {{decrease}} 2.990 | lowint1314 = {{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 65,581 | usage1415 = {{decrease}} 2.923 | lowint1415 = {{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 74,189 | usage1516 = {{increase}} 2.993 | lowint1516 = {{pad|1em}}{{decrease}} 73,586 | usage1617 = {{increase}} 2.976 | lowint1617 = {{pad|1em}}{{increase}} 77,120 }} [[File:Bradford Interchange - Lower Concourse - geograph.org.uk - 570094.jpg|thumb|right|300px|{{center|The lower concorse links the bus and railway stations above}}]] '''Bradford Interchange''' is one of two main [[railway station]]s in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]].<ref name=RG107>Rough Guides, ''The Rough Guide to Yorkshire'' (London: Rough Guides, 2011), p. 107</ref> The other is [[Bradford Forster Square railway station|Bradford Forster Square]].<ref name=RG107/> It is a [[Transport hub|transport interchange]] in [[Bradford]], [[West Yorkshire]], [[England]]. It consists of a [[railway station]] and combined [[bus station|bus and coach station]] adjacent. The Interchange was designed in 1962. At the time it was hailed as a showpiece of European design when it opened in 1971. It is served