Huddersfield railway station is on track to go greener.

Rail operator First TransPennine Express (FTPE) has embarked on a new initiative which will see the Victorian station running carbon neutral for one year.

The project is running along with other stations across the FTPE network – including Dewsbury station – as the company aims to hit ambitious 2015 environmental targets.

The project goals across the network include saving enough energy to power Huddersfield station for a year while also increasing by 40% to 240 tonnes the amount of recycling the company undertakes.

FTPE has also set out a raft of other ethical and environmental goals.

This year – similar to previous years – the company is encouraging fuel-efficient driving among its train drivers. This aims to save enough diesel from FTPE’s diesel trains to drive a medium-sized car four-and-a-half times around the world – while aiming to cut carbon dioxide emissions by the amount it would take to fill 1,312 train carriages.

From its buildings, FTPE hopes to save enough electricity to make over 11m cups of tea – while saving enough carbon dioxide to fill 15 hot air balloons.

Finally, the company aims to make water savings equal to 40,000 average showers – enough water for every one of FTPE’s 1,200 employees to shower every day for a month.

Iain Pocock, FTPE environmental manager, said: “It’s very important that we keep improving how we work when it involves the environment. “We know that our customers are conscious of their carbon footprint and this year we have a number of aims which will help us reduce our impact as a business. We hope these will also improve the environment for our colleagues as well as helping our customers achieve their carbon footprint goals.”