Chatham Waterfront Bus Station on:
[Wikipedia]
[Google]
[Amazon]
Chatham Waterfront bus station serves the area of
Chatham Waterfront FAQ's - Archive
Chatham Waterfront bus station to 'transform transport' - BBC News Kent - 11 September 2011
{{coord, 51.3850, 0.5242, region:GB-MDW_type:landmark, display=title Bus stations in England Transport in Medway
Chatham Waterfront bus station serves the area of Medway
Medway is a unitary authority district and conurbation in Kent, South East England. It had a population of 278,016 in 2019. The unitary authority was formed in 1998 when Rochester-upon-Medway amalgamated with the Borough of Gillingham to for ...
, South East England
South East England is one of the nine official regions of England at the first level of ITL for statistical purposes. It consists of the counties of Buckinghamshire, East Sussex, Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, Kent, Oxfordshire, Berkshi ...
. The bus station opened in October 2011, replacing the town's previous Pentagon bus station which was built in the 1970s and was considered an unwelcoming environment for passengers.
The bus station is part of the town's regeneration scheme. Medway Council
Medway Council is the local authority of Medway in Kent, England. It is a unitary authority, having the powers of a non-metropolitan county and district council combined.
The council was created on 1 April 1998 and replaced Rochester-upon-Medw ...
demolished the John Hawkins flyover in Chatham town centre to make room for the bus station.
The main operators at the bus station are and Nu-Venture.
The bus station has 19 stands on four platforms. Bus services run from the bus station around the Medway area and to parts of Kent
Kent is a county in South East England and one of the home counties. It borders Greater London to the north-west, Surrey to the west and East Sussex to the south-west, and Essex to the north across the estuary of the River Thames; it faces ...
. The bus station has a travel centre and public toilets.
The bus station has been criticised for its open design and waterfront location as compared to the previous enclosed Pentagon bus station.
Incidents
In May 2014, a bus driver collapsed at the wheel in to a traffic island on the junction of Railway Street near the station. The driver was taken to Medway Maritime Hospital. In April 2014, a bus had crashed in to a grass verge of The Paddock. Two passengers were taken to Medway Maritime Hospital.References
*External links
*Chatham Waterfront FAQ's - Archive
Chatham Waterfront bus station to 'transform transport' - BBC News Kent - 11 September 2011
{{coord, 51.3850, 0.5242, region:GB-MDW_type:landmark, display=title Bus stations in England Transport in Medway