Hanley bus station

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Hanley bus station is a bus station in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.

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History

Hanley bus station was constructed in the 1970s. The current bus station was built at a cost of £15 million on the site of the John Street car park, across the road from the original bus station. [1] Following two years of construction, it opened on 26 March 2013. [2] [3]

Future

The bus station is set to be refurbished in a £1.4 million project, which will see a new vehicular entrance created. [4]

Design

The building was designed by Grimshaw Architects and has a curved aluminium-clad roof. [5] [6] The bus station has 22 stances. [2]

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References

  1. "Hanley Bus Station". The Potteries. Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. 1 2 "Stoke-on-Trent's £15m bus station opened". BBC News. 26 March 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. Parker, Hayley (16 July 2018). "Where it all went wrong for Hanley's landmark £360m shopping complex". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  4. Corrigan, Phil (4 January 2021). "Hanley bus station to get £1.4m upgrade in bid to revive public transport". StokeonTrentLive. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. "New Stoke-on-Trent City Centre Bus Station". The Potteries. Retrieved 20 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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Coordinates: 53°01′21″N2°10′28″W / 53.022390°N 2.174400°W / 53.022390; -2.174400