Haymarket bus station, Leicester

Haymarket bus station is the main bus station serving the city of Leicester. Originally built in 1994, it lies next to and operates as a transport hub for Haymarket Shopping Centre.

Haymarket Bus Station
Bus interchange
The main entrance of the bus station
General information
Location1 Charles Street
Leicester
United Kingdom
Owned byLeicester City Council
Operated byLeicester City Council
Bus routes37
Bus stands23
Bus operatorsArriva Midlands, Centrebus, First Leicester, Stagecoach & Vectare
Connectionsyes
Other information
Websitewww.leicesterbuses.co.uk
History
Opened1994 (original) 2016 (redeveloped station)
Closed2015 (original)

History

The bus station was developed at a proposed cost of £2m in mid-1994, coinciding with a major refurbishment of the adjacent Haymarket Shopping Centre complex.[1] From January 2015 the bus station was closed for redevelopment to double the size, the new bus station opened during May 2016.[2]

Services

Haymarket bus station is open seven days a week and is used for mostly local services operated by Arriva Midlands, Centrebus, First Leicester and Vectare alongside Stagecoach Midlands service X7 to Northampton.[3]

The anticlockwise circular Hop! service calls here.

Facilities

The main Leicester Shopmobility offices are located within the station at the Belgrave Gate entrance.[4] a smaller office is located within Highcross Leicester.

The bus station also has public toilets which have been recently refurbished alongside changing places accessible facilities.[5][6]



  • The previous station in 2007
    The previous station in 2007
  • The station before reopening in 2016
    The station before reopening in 2016
  • Interior of the station after reopening in May 2016
    Interior of the station after reopening in May 2016
  • The Charles Street entrance in 2021
    The Charles Street entrance in 2021


References
  1. "Work to Start on 2m Bus Station". The Mail: 7. 12 May 1994.
  2. "Leicester City Council".
  3. "St Margaret's Bus Station".
  4. "Leicester City Council".
  5. "'Stinky' vandalised bus station toilets re-open after big refurb". 12 April 2022.
  6. https://www.leicester.gov.uk/media/181192/haymarket-bus-station-passenger-guide.pdf
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