The British government will fund almost 10 million pounds (16.7 million U.S. dollars) to build two new stations on the rail line between Bradford and Leeds, the transport department announced on Wednesday.

 

　　The governmental fund accounted for nearly two thirds of the project's total 16-million-pound investment which would improve transport links and support a major regeneration scheme in West Yorkshire.

 

　　"These stations represent a major regeneration project for West Yorkshire and provide new transport links for the wider community. They will unlock growth and help create many hundreds of new jobs," said Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin.

 

　　The scheme consisted of two new stations on the Leeds-Bradford railway line -- at Apperley Bridge and at Kirkstall Forge -- both designed to encourage more people to swap their cars for train journeys.

 

　　The Apperley Bridge Station will include a park and ride site to serve both Leeds and Bradford whilst the Kirkstall Forge Station will kick start over 400 million pounds of mixed-use development at the Old Forge site.

 

　　The main works were scheduled to launch in July with completion of the scheme in August 2015.