Castleford bus station (geograph 4913344)

Castleford Bus Station serves the town of

Castleford Castleford is a town within the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England. It had a population of 45,106 at a 2021 population estimate. Historic counties of England, Historically in the West Riding of Yorkshire, to the north of the town centr ...

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. The bus station is owned and managed by

West Yorkshire Metro Metro is the passenger information brand used by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in England. It was formed on 1 April 1974 as the West Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (WYPTE) at the same time as the metropolitan county of West Yo ...

. The bus station is situated in Castleford Town Centre off Albion Street and is approximately away from the town's

railway station Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport that transfers passengers and goods on wheeled vehicles running on rails, which are incorporated in Track (rail transport), tracks. In contrast to road transport, where the ...

. The rebuilt station has 8 stands in a drive-in-reverse out format while the original station had 15 stands on four islands at the bus station. The main operator is

Arriva Yorkshire Arriva Yorkshire is a major bus operator providing services primarily within and across West Yorkshire, although it also provides service in some parts of South Yorkshire, East Riding of Yorkshire and southern areas of North Yorkshire. It is a ...

New bus station

The previous bus station had become rather outdated and had not seen the investment that others in West Yorkshire had, its replacement was a pending issue for the town for some time. Building works was due to begin in 2010 on a brand new bus/rail interchange situated at Castleford's rail station, however replacement was delayed. however the project was delayed and Metro and Wakefield Council are seeking funding from the Government for the work. In 2013, Metro and

Wakefield Council Wakefield Metropolitan District Council, also known as Wakefield Council, is the local authority of the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire, England. It is a metropolitan district council and provides a full range of local government services in ...

drew up plans for a replacement of the previous bus station. It was proposed that the bus station would have an enclosed waiting area, CCTV, a retail outlet and public toilets. Bus operators, disabled people's groups and ward councillors and the public were consulted prior to construction. In mid-2014, the bus station closed for refurbishment. Works necessitated the installation of temporary bus stops on Albion Street and Enterprise Way. The new bus station was opened in 2015. The new bus station cost £6 million and has all passenger facilities fully indoors rather than the previous outdoor shelters. This brings Castleford bus station up to the standards of neighbouring

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and

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bus stations.

Services

Buses run from the bus station around the town of Castleford and as far a field as

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, Barnsley,

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and

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(service 426) operate from here southbound towards

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and northbound towards

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References

External links

Metro's Castleford Bus Station page

Interchange work due to start - Wakefield Express

Castleford bus station - Geograph

Castleford Bus Station- Wakefield First
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