Passengers will walk into the world's most amazing bus shelters while waiting for services on Bradford's first state-of-the-art guided bus route.

They will sit on seats warmed by the power from wind turbines attached to the shelters on Manchester Road, listen to music and hear stories until their buses roll up outside.

The six shelters - including two super-stops with the wind turbines - have been designed by award-winning architects and feature work from international artists.

The shelters - which cost thousands of pounds each - will include:

l A super-stop where music will be triggered by the different colours in people's clothes. Greyworld, a group of London artists, has installed hidden colour-recognition cameras which will pick up the shades of passengers' clothes and play tunes about them;

l In another shelter, Tim Etchells, artistic director of Sheffield-based Forced Entertainment, has created a 24-hour digital display which will change every minute to show the time and give a line of text, describing events and images of the city throughout the day and night;

l Another two will have wind turbines which will create power to warm seats.

But the wacky shelters are being treated seriously by Bradford Council leader, councillor Margaret Eaton.

She said: "If we are to put in a serious bid to become European Capital of Culture, we have to develop schemes which are different and capture the imagination. The shelters will enhance this important gateway into the city centre and provide a comfortable and stimulating waiting area for passengers."

The shelters are also seen as a main plank in the Capital of Culture bid by its director, Paul Brookes.

He said the shelters and landscaping to be introduced on Manchester Road were flagship projects which would feature highly in the bid due to be submitted early next year.

The shelters have also been given a big welcome by bus user, the Reverend Geoff Reid, of the Touchstone Methodist centre.

Mr Reid, also a member of the passenger transport consultative committee, said: "I think Bradford should be proud something different was being attempted."

Huddersfield-based cultural development agency, the Culture Company, was commissioned to create the innovative shelters as part of Bradford Council's policy of including works of public art in major schemes.

The Council and Metro provided £50,000, while the First Bus Group paid £76,000 for the shelters.

The scheme won £40,000 from the Yorkshire Arts Lottery and £10,000 from the Royal Society of Arts. The scheme has won recognition from the Commission For Architecture and the Built Environment.

The two warm-seated super stops are three times bigger than normal.