A new bus interchange, taxi rank and cycle lanes outside York Station could be compromised unless an electricity substation is moved before costs go up, according to a council document.

Wednesday, 12 February 2025 12:43

By Joe Gerrard

A City of York Council decision record stated the substation had to be moved from in front of the station’s South Train Shed so the improvements can go ahead as planned.

The report stated the existing substation was also too far away and lacked capacity to power the multi-storey car park Network Rail is set to begin work on in March.

The cost of moving and upgrading the substation is now set to total around £1.25 million, up from an estimated £350,000 when contracts for the works were tendered.

It comes as the wider scheme is among those under review as costs have climbed in the years since budgets for them were drawn up.

The project aims to improve the area around the front of York Station, including with road upgrades and new public spaces.

Costs for the substation element of the scheme have grown in part due to cabling having to be re-routed through the station’s existing platform and back-of-house retail areas.

The changes, coupled with the need to increase power capacity for the new car park and to future-proof the station, have pushed costs above previously anticipated amounts.

The council’s report stated the immediate consequences of not moving the substation would be only having space for three new bus stops on the station side of the road.

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