Guildford bus station

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Guildford bus station
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Friary bus station stands 6–15
General information
LocationCommercial Road
Guildford
Coordinates 51°14′15″N0°34′34″W / 51.23763°N 0.57608°W / 51.23763; -0.57608
Operated by Surrey County Council
Bus stands22
Bus operatorsCarlone Buses
Compass Bus
Falcon Buses
Safeguard Coaches
Stagecoach South
White Bus Services
Connections Guildford station 500 m (550 yd)

Guildford bus station serves the town of Guildford, Surrey, England. Also known as the Friary bus station, it is located on the east side of the Friary Shopping Centre.

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Description

Guildford is served by many bus routes from Woking, Aldershot, Godalming and other local places in Surrey. The main bus station, which is the terminus for all routes heading into Guildford, is on Commercial Road (off North Street). It has 22 stands with stands 1–15 accessed from the covered area adjacent to the Friary Centre and 16–22 situated alongside Commercial Road. All arriving buses off-load passengers at the entrance to the station. [1]

The bus station was refurbished in 2010 with Guildford Borough Council and Surrey County Council investing in the improvements. [2]

Future proposals

Currently, 2022, there are proposals by developers to reduce the size of the bus station to allow a major redevelopment of the North Street and Commercial Road area. [3] The Commercial Road stands will be reduced to two from seven stands. Buses from the north and east of Guildford will enter from the Leapale Road end and loop round to enter the main stands, while those from the south and west will still be able to enter from the North Street end. [4]

Service operators

Safeguard Optare MetroCity Linda Chambers approaching Stand 11 Linda Chambers bus.jpg
Safeguard Optare MetroCity Linda Chambers approaching Stand 11

Principal bus companies operating from the Friary are: [5]

Guildford park and ride buses on the Commercial Road stands Guildford Glide.jpg
Guildford park and ride buses on the Commercial Road stands

Stagecoach operates services 1 and 2 on contract to Surrey University, linking the two campuses, Royal Surrey County Hospital, and the principal student residential areas. It also operates the park and ride services using a fleet of nine electric buses. [6]

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References

  1. Guildford Friary Bus Station Archived 29 November 2014 at the Wayback Machine Surrey County Council 2013
  2. Guildford bus station gets makeover BBC News 2 March 2010
  3. Coakley, Hugh. "Green Light for 500 Homes In Pedestrianised North Street and a £4 Million New Bus Station". Guildford Dragon. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  4. "Chapter 9" (PDF). Guildford Borough Councl. Retrieved 21 October 2023.
  5. "Guildford, Godalming and Haslemere bus timetables". Surrey County Council. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  6. "Guildford park and ride services to benefit from nine new low emission electric buses following £1.5m government boost". Get Surrey. Retrieved 3 August 2021.