Durham bus station

Durham bus station served the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. The bus station is managed by Durham County Council.

Durham bus station
General information
LocationNorth Road, Durham
Operated byDurham County Council
Bus stands11
Bus operatorsGo North East, Arriva North East, National Express
ConnectionsDurham railway station (250 metres)
History
Opened1970
Closed15 February 2021[1]

This bus station is situated on North Road in the city centre. It is currently closed and is in the process of being rebuilt.

Redevelopment

In September 2020, plans to redevelop the bus station were approved.[2] From 15 February 2021, all services were relocated to adjacent streets in order to allow the bus station to be demolished.[3][4] The new bus station was expected to open in late summer 2022.[5] In July 2022, it was announced that the project had been delayed to summer 2023.[6]

Services

Services run from this bus station around the city of Durham and surrounding suburbs. One of the most famous buses in Durham is the Durham Cathedral Bus, a dedicated bus service that runs between Durham rail station and city coach parks to the cathedral.

Bus services from Durham bus station run as far afield as Newcastle, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Stanhope, Consett and the Gateshead MetroCentre shopping complex.

As of June 2020, the stand allocation was:

Stand Route Destination
A X20 Sunderland National Rail Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
B 20 South Shields Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
C 16 Castleside     
16A Castleside     
X5 Shotley Bridge     
X15 Shotley Bridge     
D 22 Sunderland National Rail Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
24 Hartlepool     
43 Esh Winning
E 48 New Brancepeth
X46 Crook     
F 49 Brandon     
49A Brandon     
52 East Hedleyhope     
G 204 Sherburn     
204A Sherburn     
X62 Peterlee Bus interchange     
65 Seaham     
H 56 Bishop Auckland Bus interchange     
57 Hartlepool National Rail Bus interchange     
57A Hartlepool National Rail Bus interchange     
58 Hartlepool National Rail Bus interchange     
59 Thornley     
via Coxhoe
X12 Middlesbrough National Rail Bus interchange     
J 6 Cockfield     
K 7 Darlington Bus interchange     
X12 Newcastle Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
X21 West Auckland     
L 21 Newcastle Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
50 South Shields Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
50A South Shields Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     
X21 Newcastle Tyne and Wear Metro Bus interchange     

References
  1. "Durham Bus Station to close for demolition - here are details of temporary bus stops". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. Bicknell, Ella (4 September 2020). "Plans for new Durham bus station approved". Palatinate. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "Durham bus station redevelopment work begins". BBC News. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. Fletcher, Richard (15 January 2020). "Here's what the new Durham Bus Station might look like". ExplorAR. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. Lindsay, Kali (21 January 2021). "Work on new Durham Bus Station expected to start next month after funding boost". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  6. "Durham Bus Station - Durham County Council". www.durham.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.

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