Des Moines Bus Station

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Des Moines Bus Station
General information
Location1501 2nd Avenue, Des Moines, Iowa
Coordinates 41°36′21″N93°37′10″W / 41.605948°N 93.619333°W / 41.605948; -93.619333
Owned byLion Plaza LLC
Operated by Burlington Trailways
Bus operators BSicon BUS2.svg Burlington Trailways
BSicon BUS2.svg Jefferson Lines
Connections Bus-logo.svg DART 15
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Website Official website
History
OpenedDecember 30, 2013 (2013-12-30)
Location
Des Moines Bus Station

The Des Moines Bus Station is an intercity bus station in the River Bend neighborhood of Des Moines, Iowa. The station, managed by Burlington Trailways, also serves Jefferson Lines. The current building was opened as a bus terminal in 2013. [1]

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Des Moines has seen intercity bus transit since at least the early 1920s, when a union bus terminal operated on Sixth Avenue. [2] In 1932, a new Union Bus Depot opened on Grand Avenue, while Burlington Bus Lines opened their own terminal in 1935 on Mulberry Street. The Burlington station was replaced in 1956 with a location on Locust Street. [3] In 1972, a Greyhound Lines bus terminal opened on Keosauqua Way, which would be replaced by the current bus station on Second Avenue, which opened December 30, 2013. [1]

Attributes

The bus station building sits in the River Bend neighborhood, at the northeast corner of 2nd Avenue and Clark Street. The bus station is managed by Burlington Trailways, but also serves Jefferson Lines.

History

Early stations

The first intercity bus station in Des Moines was the Union Bus Station, which opened in February 1924 at 106 Sixth Avenue. [2] On January 5, 1932, a new union bus depot opened at 505 Grand Avenue, built by Chicago & North Western Stages. [4] Yet another new bus station would open in the city when Burlington Bus Lines began operations at their own facility on September 7, 1935, at Sixth and Mulberry. [5]

The stations at Grand Avenue and Mulberry Street would remain the primary points of departure until 1956. On November 15, Continental American Trailways opened a new station at 1100 Locust Street to replace the 1935 built station on Mulberry Street. [3] The new station would allow boarding of six buses at once, compared to four at the old site. Alongside Continental American Trailways, Jefferson Transportation Company and Marshall-Boonville Stage Line also moved to the new facility. [6]

In 1972, the station at 505 Grand closed after 40 years of service, being replaced by a Greyhound Lines terminal at 1107 Keosauqua Way, which opened the morning of July 27. The $500,000 station provided eight bus bays and served Greyhound, Jefferson Lines, and Sedalia-Marshall-Boonville Stage Line. [7] In the mid-1990s, the idea of moving the bus station to the Des Moines International Airport was floated, but never pursued. [8] [9]

Current station

By 2013, the bus station on Keosauqua Way was beginning to show its age, and Burlington Trailways and Jefferson Lines were the only remaining operators. Greyhound Lines, which had been the primary operator at the station for years, put the property up for sale in March, leading to a search for a new station. That new station was found at 1501 Second Avenue, in the River Bend neighborhood. A former gas station opened as the new bus terminal on December 30, 2013. [1] The new station saw 22 daily buses upon opening, while the 1972 station has since been converted into a bank. [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Emily Schettler (December 27, 2013). "Bus line pulling out of Keo depot". Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  2. 1 2 "Hibbing-Topeka Bus Line will operate through Des Moines". Des Moines Register. February 10, 1924. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "New Bus Depot to Open Today". Des Moines Register. November 15, 1956. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Opening Ceremonies at Noon Today". Des Moines Register. January 5, 1932. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "New Burlington Headquarters in Des Moines". Des Moines Tribune. September 6, 1935. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Plan new site for bus depot". Des Moines Register. September 2, 1956. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Moving Day at the Depot". Des Moines Register. July 27, 1972. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ William Petroski (June 9, 1995). "Bus lines consider moving terminal to D.M. airport". Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  9. ↑ William Petroski (March 6, 1996). "DOT panel OKs financial help for bus station". Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ Patt Johnson (December 19, 2014). "Earlham Savings Bank to open new branch in Greyhound Depot". Des Moines Register. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
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