Haymarket bus station, Leicester
Haymarket Bus Station  | |
|---|---|
 The main entrance of the bus station | |
| General information | |
| Location | 1 Charles Street Leicester United Kingdom |
| Owned by | Leicester City Council |
| Operated by | Leicester City Council |
| Bus routes | 37 |
| Bus stands | 23 |
| Bus operators | Arriva Midlands Central Connect Centrebus First Leicester Stagecoach |
| Other information | |
| Website | www |
| History | |
| Opened | 1994 (original) 2016 (redeveloped station) |
| Closed | 2015 (original) |
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.
History
[edit]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
[edit]Haymarket bus station is open seven days a week and is used for mostly local services operated by Arriva Midlands, Central Connect, Centrebus and First Leicester alongside Stagecoach Midlands service X7 to Northampton.[3]
The anticlockwise circular Hop! service calls at a stop outside on Belgrave Gate.
Facilities
[edit]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]
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The previous station in 2007 -
The station before reopening in 2016 -
Interior of the station after reopening in May 2016 -
The Charles Street entrance in 2021
References
[edit]- ^ "Work to Start on 2m Bus Station". The Mail: 7. 12 May 1994.
- ^ "Leicester City Council".
- ^ "St Margaret's Bus Station".
- ^ "Leicester City Council".
- ^ "'Stinky' vandalised bus station toilets re-open after big refurb". 12 April 2022.
- ^ "Haymarket Bus Station Leicester Passenger information" (PDF).