Washington Galleries bus station

Location
	Washington Galleries Bus Station Location within Tyne and Wear

Washington Galleries Bus Station
Washington Galleries Bus Station
General information
Location	Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington; City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear
Coordinates	54°53′57″N 1°32′02″W / 54.8993°N 1.5339°W
Owner	LCP
Operator	Tyne and Wear PTE
Bus stands	8 (lettered A-F + 2 unlettered)
Bus operators	Arriva North East; Go North East; Gateshead Central Buses; L&G Coaches;
Other information
Fare zone	Network One: 3 (Map); Transfare: Grey;
History
Opened	9 October 2008
Location
Location
	Washington Galleries Bus Station Location within Tyne and Wear

Washington Galleries Bus Station is located in the town of Washington in Tyne and Wear. The bus station was constructed in the early 1970s, to serve the adjacent Galleries Shopping Centre, which opened in 1974.

History

The bus station first opened in 1972, with the first service (169) linking New Washington with the newly-opened Woolco.^[1]

The original bus station was demolished and re-built in the late 2000s, as part of a £2.5 million refurbishment project. The new facility opened in October 2008.^[2]

Stands and services

The station has eight bus stands, six for departures (stands A to F), and two alighting points (both unnamed). The departure stands are each fitted with seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters.

The bus station is served mostly by Go North East's local bus services, with frequent routes running in and around Washington, as well as County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. Arriva North East, operating the ED2, and independent operators Gateshead Central Buses, operating the 37, TB22 and TB23, and L&G Coaches, operating the 939 and 960, additionally serve the bus station. As of August 2026, the stand allocation is:^[3]

Stand	Route	Destination
A	4	Houghton-le-Spring via Fatfield, Penshaw, Shiney Row, Bournmoor & Fence Houses
	939	Sunderland Park Lane Interchange via Concord , Waterview Park, Hylton Red House & Southwick
	X1	Peterlee or South Hetton express via Herrington Burn, Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane, South Hetton & Easington Village
	X1A	Dalton Park express via Herrington Burn, Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane & Murton
	X1B	Picktree Village
B	2	Sunderland Park Lane Interchange via Lambton, Harraton, Fatfield, Shiney Row, Penshaw, Hastings Hill & Sunderland Royal Hospital
	37	Doxford Park via Biddick Woods, Shiney Row, Herrington Burn & East Herrington
	84	Concord via Oxclose & Blackfell
	939	Team Valley
C	8	Stanley via Biddick, Fatfield, Harraton, Rickleton, Chester-le-Street , Pelton, Newfield, Grange Villa, Beamish & East Stanley
	50	Durham via Lambton, Harraton, Rickleton, Chester-le-Street , Waldridge, Chester Moor, Plawsworth, Arnison Centre & Framwellgate Moor
	81	Gateshead via Lambton, Ayton, Barley Mow, Birtley, Eighton Banks, Wrekenton & Low Fell
	82	Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Lambton, Ayton, Barley Mow, Birtley, Eighton Banks & Wrekenton
	82A	Queen Elizabeth Hospital via Fatfield, Rickleton, Barley Mow, Birtley, Eighton Banks & Wrekenton
D	4	Heworth via Concord , Usworth, Follingsby Park & Wardley
	X1	Newcastle express via Springwell Village, Wrekenton, QE Hospital & Gateshead
	X1A
	X1B
E	8	Sunderland Park Lane Interchange via Waterview Park, Teal Farm, Castletown & Enterprise Park
	8A	Sunderland Park Lane Interchange via Waterview Park, Teal Farm, Hastings Hill & Sunderland Royal Hospital
	50	South Shields^[a] via Concord , IAMP, Boldon Colliery, Whiteleas, Chichester & Westoe
	960	South Shields via Hebburn , Jarrow , Brockley Whins , Harton Nook, Marsden, Horsley Hill & Westoe
	960	Waterview Park
	TB22	Wrekenton via Blackfell, Springwell Village & Eighton Banks
	TB23	Wrekenton via Blackfell, Springwell Village & Eighton Banks
F	81	Waterview Park via Washington Village & Teal Farm
	82	Waterview Park via Washington Village & Teal Farm
	85	Coach Road Estate via Biddick, Barmston & Concord