Broadmarsh bus station

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Broadmarsh bus & coach station
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The station departure hall in June 2023
General information
Location Nottingham
Coordinates 52°56′57″N1°08′50″W / 52.9493°N 1.1472°W / 52.9493; -1.1472
Owned by Nottingham City Council
Bus stands11
Bus operators
Connections Nottingham railway station, 250 metres (270 yd)
Construction
ParkingYes
History
Opened14 June 2022 (coaches), 2 October 2022 (buses)
Location
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Broadmarsh bus & coach station
Location within Greater Nottingham

Broadmarsh bus station is a bus station serving the city of Nottingham, England.

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The station is situated in Nottingham City Centre adjacent to the former Broadmarsh Shopping Centre, underneath its multi-storey car park. It is bordered by Canal Street (A6008 road) and The bus station is 250 metres (270 yd) away from Nottingham railway and tram stations.

Services

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. [1] [2]

The new bus station has been allocated a 10-year lease by Nottingham City Council, with bus services planned to resume from October 2022. [3]

Kinchbus service 9 to Loughborough and a number of Trent Barton services are due to use the new station from 2 October [4] [5]

Redevelopment

The previous bus station closed on 9 July 2017 as part of a redevelopment of the area. [6] [7]

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. [8] [9] The bus station was intended to open at the same time, but was delayed. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nottingham Coach Station".
  2. ↑ Locker, Joseph (14 June 2022). "First services leave new bus station after 'long wait' and delays". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  3. ↑ 10-year agreement over running of Broadmarsh Bus Station Nottinghamshire Live 15 November 2021. Retrieved 5 January 2022
  4. ↑ "Maps & times - Kinchbus 9 - operated by Kinchbus".
  5. ↑ "Maps & times - skylink Nottingham - run by trentbarton".
  6. ↑ Broadmarsh bus station is closed from 10 July: Here's where your new stops are Nottingham Post 30 June 2017
  7. ↑ Saying goodbye to the prison: Broadmarsh car park and bus station shutting for good Notts TV 10 July 2017
  8. ↑ Southern Gateway Project Takes Step Forward with Groundbreaking Ceremony d2n2lep.org, 22 July 2019. Retrieved 5 January 2021
  9. ↑ Broadmarsh Area Transformation Nottingham City Council. Retrieved 5 January 2021
  10. ↑ Pridmore, Oliver (29 September 2022). "Trenbarton buses ready to depart from new Broad Marsh bus station". NottinghamshireLive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
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