Haymarket bus station

Location
	Haymarket Bus Station Haymarket bus station in Newcastle City Centre

Haymarket Bus Station
Haymarket Bus Station
General information
Location	Percy Street; Newcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates	54°58′36″N 1°36′53″W / 54.9767°N 1.6147°W
Owned by	Newcastle City Council
Operated by	Nexus
Bus stands	13
Bus operators	Arriva North East; Go North East; Phoenix Coaches;
Connections	Haymarket Metro station ; Eldon Square bus station ;
Other information
Fare zone	Network One zone: 1; Transfare zone: Yellow;
Website	www.nexus.org.uk/bus/bus-stations-and-stops/haymarket-bus-station
History
Opened	Original bus station: 1930; Rebuilt: 1971; Replaced: 1 April 1996;
Location
Location
	Haymarket Bus Station Haymarket bus station in Newcastle City Centre

Haymarket Bus Station is one of two bus stations serving Newcastle City Centre. The original bus station opened in 1930 and was rebuilt in 1971.^[2] It was completely rebuilt again, on a slightly different site, in 1996.^[1] This second rebuild was due to the expansion of the nearby Marks and Spencer shop, necessitating the demolition of a number of properties. The opportunity was taken to enlarge the bus station from 9 to 13 stands.^[1]

It is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, near to the northern end of Northumberland Street, as well as Newcastle University, Northumbria University's City Campus, and Newcastle Civic Centre. It is adjacent to Haymarket Metro station and Eldon Square bus station. A Nexus enquiry office and an Arriva travel shop are based within the bus station.

The station has 13 bus stands, lettered L to Y, with an additional alighting point located outside the main bus station building.^[3] (The bus stands in Eldon Square bus station are lettered A to K.)

A design fault in the glass roof caused panels to flex and dislodge from the frame in hot weather. A safety net was erected below the entire roof in July 2006, after a panel fell from the roof and injured a pedestrian.^[4] Since then the bus station has been redesigned, with the overhead glass panelling being replaced with a more solid roof structure.

Haymarket bus station is mainly served by Arriva North East, with other routes operated by Go North East and Phoenix Coaches. Services operate to the north and east of the city, North Tyneside and Northumberland, including Alnwick, Ashington, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Blyth, Cramlington and Morpeth.

Buses from the nearby Eldon Square bus station serve destinations in the west of the city, Gateshead, County Durham, Teesside and the Tyne Valley. Most long-distance coaches serve the separate Newcastle coach station.

As of February 2020^[update] the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
L	306	Tynemouth / Whitley Bay ^{[note 1]}
	308	Blyth via Whitley Bay
	X6	Cobalt Business Park
M	309	Blyth via Whitley Bay
	310	North Shields
	311	Hadrian Park
	X39	Cobalt Business Park
N	51	Whitley Bay via Holystone
	51A	Holystone
	X20	Alnwick via Ashington & Alnmouth
	X30	Bebside via Blyth
P	X21	Newbiggin-by-the-Sea via Ashington
P	X22	Ashington
Q	15	Alnwick ^{[note 2]} via Morpeth
	X14	Thropton via Morpeth
	X15	Berwick-upon-Tweed via Morpeth & Alnwick
	X16	Kirkhill via Morpeth
	X18	Berwick-upon-Tweed via Morpeth & Alnwick
R	Q3	Great Park (+Ride) via Regent Centre
S	43	Cramlington / Morpeth ^{[note 3]} via Regent Centre & Wideopen
	44	Dinnington via Regent Centre & Hazlerigg
	45	Dinnington via Regent Centre & Wideopen
T	46	Great Park via Regent Centre
U	X10	Blyth via Cramlington
U	X11	Blyth via Cramlington
V	X7	Blyth via Burradon & Seaton Sluice
	X8	Blyth via Burradon & Cramlington
	X9	Blyth via Cramlington
W	52	Cramlington ^{[note 4]} via Four Lane Ends & Killingworth
W	54	Whitley Bay via Killingworth
X	47	Campus for Ageing and Vitality
	55	Forest Hall via Four Lane Ends
	808	Otterburn ^{[note 5]}^{[note 6]}

Legend:
Metro interchange
National Rail station
Bus station

Notes

^ Alternate daytime buses continue from Tynemouth to Whitley Bay, Monday–Saturday
^ One morning peak journey, Monday–Saturday.
^ One in four daytime buses continue from Cramlington to Morpeth , Monday–Saturday
^ Two evening peak journeys continue to Ashington , Monday–Saturday
^ One evening peak journey, Monday–Saturday.
^ Terminates at Bellingham on Saturday.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Morton, David (21 November 2017). "Newcastle's old Haymarket station - who used to catch the bus from here?". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 February 2020. The row of largely closed-down shops next to the station would soon fall victim to the bulldozers. So too would the popular Farmer's Rest pub. If this incarnation was built in 1920, there had been an inn and hotel on this site for around 200 years. The reason for the arrival of the wrecking ball in this part of Newcastle was the major expansion of the city's Marks & Sparks store. [...] The old bus station, which had been spruced up and expanded in 1971, would be entirely rebuilt hand-in-hand with M&S. The new £1m station was officially opened by Newcastle United star Peter Beardsley on April 1, 1996.
^ "New station at the Haymarket". Commercial Motor. London: IPC Business Press. 16 April 1971. p. 27. ISSN 0010-3063. Construction of a new bus and coach station to replace the congested Haymarket station, Newcastle upon Tyne, has now been completed.
^ "Haymarket bus station". Bus stations and stops. Nexus. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
^ "Council may sue over glass panels". BBC News. BBC. 18 July 2006. Newcastle City Council may take legal action after glass panels fell from the roof of the Haymarket Bus Station, injuring a passer-by. The council said it is gathering evidence to find out which, if any, of the companies involved in the station's construction, is responsible.

External links

Official website

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[5] Alternate daytime buses continue from Tynemouth to Whitley Bay, Monday–Saturday

[6] One morning peak journey, Monday–Saturday.

[7] One in four daytime buses continue from Cramlington to Morpeth , Monday–Saturday

[8] Two evening peak journeys continue to Ashington , Monday–Saturday

[9] One evening peak journey, Monday–Saturday.

[10] Terminates at Bellingham on Saturday.

[chron2017-1] Morton, David (21 November 2017). "Newcastle's old Haymarket station - who used to catch the bus from here?". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 February 2020. The row of largely closed-down shops next to the station would soon fall victim to the bulldozers. So too would the popular Farmer's Rest pub. If this incarnation was built in 1920, there had been an inn and hotel on this site for around 200 years. The reason for the arrival of the wrecking ball in this part of Newcastle was the major expansion of the city's Marks & Sparks store. [...] The old bus station, which had been spruced up and expanded in 1971, would be entirely rebuilt hand-in-hand with M&S. The new £1m station was officially opened by Newcastle United star Peter Beardsley on April 1, 1996.

[2] "New station at the Haymarket". Commercial Motor. London: IPC Business Press. 16 April 1971. p. 27. ISSN 0010-3063. Construction of a new bus and coach station to replace the congested Haymarket station, Newcastle upon Tyne, has now been completed.

[3] "Haymarket bus station". Bus stations and stops. Nexus. Retrieved 23 February 2020.

[4] "Council may sue over glass panels". BBC News. BBC. 18 July 2006. Newcastle City Council may take legal action after glass panels fell from the roof of the Haymarket Bus Station, injuring a passer-by. The council said it is gathering evidence to find out which, if any, of the companies involved in the station's construction, is responsible.

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