Broadmarsh bus station
Broad Marsh bus & coach station  | |||||
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 The bus station from the front | |||||
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| Location | Nottingham | ||||
| Coordinates | 52°56′57″N 1°08′50″W / 52.9493°N 1.1472°W | ||||
| Owner | Nottingham City Council | ||||
| Bus stands | 11 | ||||
| Bus operators | |||||
| Connections | Nottingham railway station, 250 metres (270 yd) | ||||
| Construction | |||||
| Parking | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 14 June 2022 (coaches), 2 October 2022 (buses) | ||||
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Broad Marsh bus station, formerly known as Broadmarsh bus station, is a bus station serving the city of Nottingham, England. The station is situated in Nottingham City Centre, underneath a multi-storey car park. It is bordered by Canal Street (A6008 road) and is 250 metres (270 yd) away from Nottingham railway station.
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Services
The station has a total of 11 departure bays, with services operated by Kinchbus (service 9 to Loughborough), Trent Barton and National Express.[1][2][3]
National Express services moved from their temporary terminus outside Nottingham Railway Station to Bays 10 and 11 at the new bus station on 14 June 2022, and their new facilities within the bus station were opened on the same date.[4][5]
The new bus station has been allocated a 10-year lease by Nottingham City Council starting in October 2022.[6]
History and redevelopment
The original Broad Marsh bus station was opened on 1 January 1952 on land cleared as part of the redevelopment of the Broad Marsh area of the city. On 28 December 1951, The Grantham Journal carried an advert stating 'Services to be transferred to Broad Marsh Bus Station'. The bus station took the form of a set of departure stops laid out in a curve, with buses operating in a clockwise direction. That flow was reversed in the April/May of 1959 so that buses operated in an anti-clockwise direction. In April 1969, with the main site earmarked for the development of the new Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, a 'temporary' bus station was built adjoining the railway viaduct. The new design featured parallel departure stops. This 'scrunched' layout continued until 30 October 1971. On 31 October 1971 the new, undercover bus station opened as part of the newly build Broadmarsh Shopping Centre. That layout continued until to 9 July 2017 when it closed as part of a redevelopment of the area.[7][8] It was adjacent to the former Broad Marsh shopping centre, and had a total of 16 departure bays, including a service by the University of Nottingham Hopper Bus to Sutton Bonington Campus.[9]
A replacement car park and bus station with retail units has been constructed with the new car park opening in November 2021 and is a part of the wider redevelopment of the demolished shopping centre area, including a new central library, named as Southern Gateway.[10][11] The bus station was intended to open at the same time, but was delayed.[12]
Gallery
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Trentbarton bus departing from the bus station entrance, June 2023.jpg)
Bays for buses within the station, June 2023
The former departure hall, June 2017
Buses entering the former bus station, July 2009
See also
References
- ↑ "Bus Stations". Transport Nottingham. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ "Maps & times - Kinchbus 9 - operated by Kinchbus".
- ↑ "Maps & times - skylink Nottingham - run by trentbarton".
- ↑ "Nottingham Coach Station".
- ↑ Locker, Joseph (14 June 2022). "First services leave new bus station after 'long wait' and delays". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
- ↑ 10-year agreement over running of Broadmarsh Bus Station Nottinghamshire Live 15 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022
- ↑ Broadmarsh bus station is closed from 10 July: Here's where your new stops are Nottingham Post 30 June 2017
- ↑ Saying goodbye to the prison: Broadmarsh car park and bus station shutting for good Notts TV 10 July 2017
- ↑ "Sutton Bonington hopper bus — change to weekend timetable". University of Nottingham. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
- ↑ Southern Gateway Project Takes Step Forward with Groundbreaking Ceremony d2n2lep.org, 22 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021
- ↑ Broadmarsh Area Transformation Nottingham City Council. Retrieved 5 January 2021
- ↑ Pridmore, Oliver (29 September 2022). "Trenbarton buses ready to depart from new Broad Marsh bus station". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.