Bolton bus station
Bolton | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Moor Lane Bolton |
| Operated by | Transport for Greater Manchester |
| Bus stands | 25, plus 6 stops outside on Blackhorse Street |
| Bus operators | |
| Connections | Bolton Interchange |
Bolton bus station is a bus station in the town of Bolton, in Greater Manchester. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester. The bus station is on Moor Lane but will be moved to nearby Newport Street as part as of an expanded Bolton Interchange[1] in 2018.
Future
In January 2010, Transport for Greater Manchester (then the GMPTE) started a public consultation about the development of a bus station on Newport Street, replacing the bus station on Moor Lane and the small bus interchange at the railway station.[2]
Plans for the bus station, designed by architects Aedas[3] were submitted to the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton in April 2010 and were approved in June 2010. The plans were amended and a second consultation took place between October and December 2010.[4] Approval for construction was granted in March 2012, [1][5] and the bus station will open at the end of the 2015, at a cost of £48 million.
Services
The majority of services that serve Bolton bus station are run by First Greater Manchester. Other operators include Arriva North West, Lancashire United, Rosso, Diamond Bus North West, Stagecoach Manchester and Stagecoach in Lancashire.
There are frequent buses running to Bury, Chorley, Leigh, Manchester Picadilly, Manchester Shudehill, Preston, Radcliffe, Rochdale and Wigan, plus several parts of the Bolton area, such as Breightmet, Deane, Harwood, Farnworth, Great Lever, Harwood and Horwich. Buses also run to Blackburn, Darwen, Stockport, Rawtenstall and the Trafford Centre.
References
- ^ a b "Bolton's £48m bus station plans approved". BBC News. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "GMPTE.com – Corporate – Bolton Bus Station (design) – Public Consultation". Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Bolton Bus Station". Aedas. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "A new bus station for Bolton – Detailed Design Public Consultation" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
- ^ "Full speed ahead for £48m bus and train interchange". The Bolton News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.