Durham bus station

Durham bus station
Durham bus station
Location	North Road, Durham
Operated by	Durham County Council
Bus stands	11
Bus operators	Go North East, Arriva North East, National Express
Connections	Durham railway station (250 metres)

Durham bus station served the city of Durham, in County Durham, England. The bus station is managed by Durham County Council.

This bus station is situated on North Road in the city centre. It is currently closed and in the process of being rebuilt.

Redevelopment[]

In September 2020, plans to redevelop the bus station were approved.^[1] From 15 February 2021, all services were relocated to adjacent streets to allow the bus station to be demolished.^[2]^[3] The new bus station is expected to open in late summer 2022.^[4]

Services[]

Services run from this bus station around the city of Durham and surrounding suburbs. One of the most famous buses in Durham is the Durham Cathedral Bus, a dedicated bus service that runs between Durham rail station and city coach parks to the cathedral.

Bus services from Durham bus station run as far afield as Newcastle, South Shields, Sunderland, Hartlepool, Middlesbrough, Darlington, Stanhope, Consett and the Gateshead MetroCentre shopping complex.

As of June 2020, the stand allocation was:

Stand	Route	Destination
A	X20	Sunderland via Houghton-le-Spring
B	20	South Shields via Sunderland
C	16	Castleside via Stanley & Consett
	16A	Castleside via Stanley & Consett
	X5	Shotley Bridge via Lanchester & Consett
	X15	Shotley Bridge via Lanchester & Consett
D	22	Sunderland via Peterlee & Dalton Park
	24	Hartlepool via Peterlee & Blackhall
	43	Esh Winning
E	48	New Brancepeth
E	X46	Crook via Langley Moor & Brancepeth
F	49	Brandon via Langley Moor
	49A	Brandon via Langley Moor
	52	East Hedleyhope via Esh Winning
G	204	Sherburn via Gilesgate & Belmont
	204A	Sherburn via Gilesgate & Belmont
	208	Peterlee via South Hetton & Easington
	265	Seaham via Murton & Dalton Park
H	56	Bishop Auckland via Coxhoe & Ferryhill
	57	Hartlepool via Coxhoe & Wingate
	57A	Hartlepool via Coxhoe & Trimdon
	58	Hartlepool via Coxhoe & Wingate
	59	Thornley via Coxhoe
	X12	Middlesbrough via Sedgefield & Stockton
J	6	Cockfield via Bishop Auckland
K	7	Darlington via Ferryhill & Newton Aycliffe
	X12	Newcastle via Chester-le-Street
	X21	West Auckland via Bishop Auckland
L	21	Newcastle via Chester-le-Street
	50	South Shields via Chester-le-Street
	50A	South Shields via Chester-le-Street
	X21	Newcastle via Chester-le-Street

References[]

^ Bicknell, Ella (2020-09-04). "Plans for new Durham bus station approved". Palatinate. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^ "Durham bus station redevelopment work begins". BBC News. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^ Fletcher, Richard (2020-01-15). "Here's what the new Durham Bus Station might look like". ExplorAR. Retrieved 2021-07-27.
^ Lindsay, Kali (2021-01-21). "Work on new Durham Bus Station expected to start next month after funding boost". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

External links[]

Coordinates: 54°46′38″N 1°34′55″W / 54.77735°N 1.58202°W / 54.77735; -1.58202

[1] Bicknell, Ella (2020-09-04). "Plans for new Durham bus station approved". Palatinate. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[2] "Durham bus station redevelopment work begins". BBC News. 2021-02-15. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[3] Fletcher, Richard (2020-01-15). "Here's what the new Durham Bus Station might look like". ExplorAR. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

[4] Lindsay, Kali (2021-01-21). "Work on new Durham Bus Station expected to start next month after funding boost". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 2021-07-27.

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