Durham bus station
Durham bus station | |
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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 |
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A | X20 | Sunderland ![]() ![]() |
B | 20 | South Shields ![]() via Sunderland
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C | 16 | Castleside |
16A | Castleside | |
X5 | Shotley Bridge via Lanchester & Consett
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X15 | Shotley Bridge via Lanchester & Consett
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D | 22 | Sunderland ![]() ![]() via Peterlee
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24 | Hartlepool | |
43 | Esh Winning | |
E | 48 | New Brancepeth |
X46 | Crook via Langley Moor & Brancepeth
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F | 49 | Brandon via Langley Moor
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49A | Brandon via Langley Moor
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52 | East Hedleyhope via Esh Winning
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G | 204 | Sherburn |
204A | Sherburn | |
208 | Peterlee ![]() via South Hetton & Easington
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265 | Seaham via Murton & Dalton Park
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H | 56 | Bishop Auckland ![]() |
57 | Hartlepool ![]() ![]() | |
57A | Hartlepool ![]() ![]() | |
58 | Hartlepool ![]() ![]() | |
59 | Thornley via Coxhoe
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X12 | Middlesbrough ![]() ![]() via Sedgefield & Stockton
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J | 6 | Cockfield via Bishop Auckland
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K | 7 | Darlington ![]() via Ferryhill & Newton Aycliffe
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X12 | Newcastle ![]() | |
X21 | West Auckland via Bishop Auckland
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L | 21 | Newcastle ![]() |
50 | South Shields ![]() | |
50A | South Shields ![]() | |
X21 | Newcastle ![]() |
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[]
- Bus stations in England
- Transport in County Durham