Durham bus station
Durham bus station | |
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General information | |
Location | North Road, Durham |
Operated by | Durham County Council |
Bus stands | 11 |
Bus operators | Go North East, Arriva North East, National Express |
Connections | Durham railway station (250 metres) |
History | |
Opened | 1970 |
Closed | 15 February 2021[1] |
Durham bus station served the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. The bus station is managed by Durham County Council.
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[update], the stand allocation was:
Stand | Route | Destination |
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A | X20 | Sunderland ![]() ![]() |
B | 20 | South Shields ![]() via Sunderland
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C | 16 | Castleside |
16A | Castleside | |
X5 | Shotley Bridge via Lanchester & Consett
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X15 | Shotley Bridge via Lanchester & Consett
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D | 22 | Sunderland ![]() ![]() via Peterlee
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24 | Hartlepool | |
43 | Esh Winning | |
E | 48 | New Brancepeth |
X46 | Crook via Langley Moor & Brancepeth
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F | 49 | Brandon via Langley Moor
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49A | Brandon via Langley Moor
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52 | East Hedleyhope via Esh Winning
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G | 204 | Sherburn |
204A | Sherburn | |
X62 | Peterlee ![]() via South Hetton & Easington
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65 | Seaham via Murton & Dalton Park
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H | 56 | Bishop Auckland ![]() |
57 | Hartlepool ![]() ![]() | |
57A | Hartlepool ![]() ![]() | |
58 | Hartlepool ![]() ![]() | |
59 | Thornley via Coxhoe
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X12 | Middlesbrough ![]() ![]() via Sedgefield & Stockton
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J | 6 | Cockfield via Bishop Auckland
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K | 7 | Darlington ![]() via Ferryhill & Newton Aycliffe
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X12 | Newcastle ![]() | |
X21 | West Auckland via Bishop Auckland
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L | 21 | Newcastle ![]() |
50 | South Shields ![]() | |
50A | South Shields ![]() | |
X21 | Newcastle ![]() |
References
- ^ "Durham Bus Station to close for demolition - here are details of temporary bus stops". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Durham bus station redevelopment work begins". BBC News. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Lindsay, Kali (21 January 2021). "Work on new Durham Bus Station expected to start next month after funding boost". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
- ^ "Durham Bus Station - Durham County Council". www.durham.gov.uk. Retrieved 19 December 2022.