Bradford council said the city's case for a new station and inclusion in a Northern Powerhouse rail link would add millions to the economy and create 27,000 extra jobs.

The cost of the new station was estimated to be around £500m by the council.

Ms Hinchcliffe said Bradford was one of the fastest-growing, youngest and most diverse cities in the country.

The council leader added: "Our vision for Bradford is bold.

"A new rail station built in a decade with an extended city centre that will help us become better-connected and more prosperous."

She said the plan was "getting spades on the ground in this decade and huge benefits realised in the following decade."

Lord Jim O'Neill, vice-chair of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, said: "The Northern Powerhouse Rail project from Leeds to Bradford across to Manchester, travelling on to Manchester Airport and Liverpool, is vital to the long-term goal of raising productivity and building a thriving Northern Powerhouse."

In July 2019 Prime Minister Boris Johnson promised a faster rail route between Leeds and Manchester, claiming the benefits would be "colossal".

In a speech in Manchester he gave his backing to the trans-Pennine transport link to "turbo-charge the economy".

The NPR (Northern Powerhouse Rail) project was part of Mr Johnson's wider commitment to deliver a high-speed railway link across the north of England, which would cost about £39bn.

Source: BBC