Eldon Square Bus Station is one of two

bus station A bus station, bus depot, or bus interchange is a structure where city buses or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. A bus station is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can st ...

s serving Newcastle City Centre. It is owned by

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and is managed by Tyne and Wear PTE. The current glass-roofed bus station was built adjacent to the former, and is accessible via the mall. It is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, a short walk from

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and

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. It offers a connection with services from Haymarket bus station and Haymarket Metro Station. It is attached to, and accessible from

Eldon Square Shopping Centre Eldon Square (stylised as EldonSq.) is a shopping centre in Newcastle upon Tyne, England. It opened in 1976 on the site of Old Eldon Square, a famous part of Georgian Newcastle designed by John Dobson in 1824. The centre was initially the la ...

, which links the bus station with the

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and

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areas of the city.

History

The present bus station opened in March 2007, replacing a previous bus station, located below the shopping centre, which has now been converted into a service area and new mall.

Stands and services

The station has ten bus stands, nine for departures (stand A to J), and an additional alighting point (stand K). The bus stands at Haymarket continue the lettering sequence (stand L to Y). Each bus stand has ten seats, real-time information displays, and automatic doors (which open only when a bus is at the stand). Glass screens located at each bus stand feature artwork designed by ''Artstop Studios''. Eldon Square is mainly served by

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, with services operating in and around

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, as well as

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, west

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and

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predominantly serve streets within the city, with the bus station serving only the operator's express services beyond the city proper, with destinations including

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, Newcastle Airport,

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and

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. The operator also runs the 685 service, which heads west to

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and

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. Independent operator, Peter Hogg of Jedburgh, operates the thrice-daily (except Sunday) X74 service, which runs from the city to

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via Ponteland, Belsay, Otterburn and the Scottish Border. Bus services from nearby Haymarket are predominantly operated by

Arriva North East Arriva North East operates both local and regional bus services in County Durham, Northumberland, North Yorkshire and Tyne and Wear, England. It is a subsidiary of Arriva UK Bus, which operates bus and coach services across the United Kingdom. ...

, serving destinations in the north and east of the city,

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and south east

. Coach services operated by

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serve the nearby Newcastle Coach Station, with those operated by

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and Megabus serving the lay-by on John Dobson Street, near to the City Library. , the stand allocation is:

Notes

References

External links

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Map of stands and services
�for Eldon Square and Haymarket bus stations Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne Bus stations in Tyne and Wear Transport in Newcastle upon Tyne