Haymarket bus station, Newcastle upon Tyne

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Haymarket Bus Station
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General information
Location Haymarket, Newcastle
England
Coordinates 54°58′36″N1°36′53″W / 54.9767°N 1.6147°W / 54.9767; -1.6147
Owned by Newcastle City Council
Operated by Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Bus stands13 (lettered L–Y)
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingNearby pay and display car parking operated by Newcastle City Council
AccessibleStep-free access throughout
Other information
Fare zone
Website Nexus
Key dates
1930Opened
1971Replaced
1996Rebuilt
Location
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Haymarket Bus Station
Location in Newcastle upon Tyne
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Haymarket Bus Station
Location in Tyne & Wear, England

Haymarket bus station is a bus station located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne. [1] It is situated next to the Haymarket Metro station, by the northern end of Northumberland Street and almost adjacent to Newcastle University.

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History

The original bus station opened in 1930 and was rebuilt in 1971. [2] It was completely rebuilt again, on a slightly different site, in 1996. [3] This second rebuild was due to the expansion of the nearby Marks & Spencer shop, necessitating the demolition of a number of properties. The opportunity was taken to enlarge the bus station from 9 to 13 stands. [3]

The station has 13 bus stands, lettered L to Y, with an additional alighting point located outside the main bus station building. [4] The bus stands in nearby Eldon Square bus station are lettered A–K. A Nexus enquiry office and an Arriva travel shop are based within the bus station.

Haymarket bus station is mainly served by Arriva North East, with other routes operated by Go North East and independent operators. Services mainly operate to the north and east of the city, as well as North Tyneside and east Northumberland.

Buses from the nearby Eldon Square bus station serve destinations in the west of the city, as well as Gateshead, County Durham, Teesside and the Tyne Valley. Most long-distance coaches serve the separate Newcastle coach station.

As of September 2024, the stand allocation is:

StandRouteDestination
L306 Whitley Bay TWMetro logo no text.PNG
via Coast Road, Battle Hill, Willington Square, Silverlink Retail Park, Billy Mill, North Shields BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Tynemouth TWMetro logo no text.PNG & Marden Estate
308 Blyth BSicon BUS.svg
via Coast Road, Willington Square, Silverlink Retail Park, Billy Mill, North Tyneside Hospital, Whitley Bay TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Seaton Sluice & South Beach
M307 North Shields BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG
via Coast Road, High Farm, Battle Hill, Hadrian Park, Cobalt Business Park & Meadow Well TWMetro logo no text.PNG
309 Blyth BSicon BUS.svg
via Coast Road, High Farm, Battle Hill, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside Hospital, Whitley Bay TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Seaton Sluice & South Beach
N351 Whitley Bay TWMetro logo no text.PNG
via Coast Road, Hadrian Lodge, Holystone, Shiremoor TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Earsdon & West Monkseaton TWMetro logo no text.PNG
X20 Alnwick BSicon BUS.svg
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , North Seaton, Ashington BSicon BUS2.svg , Wansbeck Hospital, Lynemouth, Ellington, Widdrington National Rail logo.svg , Red Row, Hadston, Amble, Warkworth & Alnmouth National Rail logo.svg
X39 Cobalt Business Park
express via Coast Road
PX21 Woodhorn
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Nedderton, Bedlington, Stakeford, North Seaton, Ashington BSicon BUS2.svg & Wansbeck Hospital
X22 Ashington BSicon BUS.svg
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Bedlington, Guide Post, Wansbeck Estate, Stakeford & North Seaton
QX14 Thropton
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Morpeth BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg , Longhorsley, Longframlington, Cragside House [lower-alpha 1] & Rothbury
X15 Berwick-upon-Tweed National Rail logo.svg
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Morpeth BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg , Felton, Shilbottle, Alnwick, Warenford, Belford, Beal, Haggerston, Scremerston & Tweedmouth
X16 Morpeth [lower-alpha 2] BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG & Stannington
X18 Berwick-upon-Tweed National Rail logo.svg
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Morpeth BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg , Pegswood National Rail logo.svg , Widdrington National Rail logo.svg , Red Row, Acklington, Broomhill, Amble, Alnmouth National Rail logo.svg , Alnwick BSicon BUS2.svg , Longhoughton, Craster, Embleton, Beadnell, Seahouses, Bamburgh, Waren Mill, Belford, Beal, Haggerston, Scremerston & Tweedmouth
RQ3 Brunton Park
via Jesmond, Gosforth & Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG
Q3X Brunton Park
express via Gosforth & Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG
S43 Morpeth BSicon BUS2.svg National Rail logo.svg
via Gosforth, Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Wideopen, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Cramlington National Rail logo.svg , Bedlington, Nedderton, Hepscott Park & Stobhill
44 Dinnington
via Gosforth, Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Wideopen & Hazlerigg
45 Dinnington
via Gosforth, Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Wideopen & Brunswick Village
TX46 Newcastle Great Park
express via Gosforth, Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG & Brunton Park
UX10 Blyth BSicon BUS.svg
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Cramlington National Rail logo.svg , Parkside & Newsham
X11
X30 Bebside
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Newsham, Blyth BSicon BUS2.svg & Cowpen
VX7 Blyth
express via South Gosforth, Quorum Business Park, Burradon, Segill, Seaton Delaval, New Hartley, Seaton Sluice & South Beach
X8 Blyth
express via South Gosforth, Quorum Business Park, Burradon, Annitsford, High Pit, Cramlington National Rail logo.svg , Parkside & South Newsham & South Beach
X9 Blyth
express via Regent Centre BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Beacon Hill, Cramlington National Rail logo.svg , High Pit, Bebside & Cowpen
W54 Whitley Bay TWMetro logo no text.PNG
via Gosforth, Longbenton TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Killingworth BSicon BUS2.svg , Backworth, Shiremoor TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside Hospital & Monkseaton TWMetro logo no text.PNG
352 Cramlington National Rail logo.svg
via Freeman Hospital, Four Lane Ends BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Quorum Business Park, Killingworth BSicon BUS2.svg , Burradon & Dudley
354 North Shields BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG
via Gosforth, Four Lane Ends BSicon BUS2.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Quorum Business Park, Killingworth, Backworth, Shiremoor TWMetro logo no text.PNG , Cobalt Business Park & Billy Mill
X47 CAV
355 Forest Hall
via Gosforth, Longbenton TWMetro logo no text.PNG & Benton TWMetro logo no text.PNG


Accidents and incidents

Notes

  1. Some journeys operate via Cragside House.
  2. Some journeys continue to Kelso or Wooler via Longhorsley & Longframlington.

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References

  1. Morton, David (29 September 2022). "Newcastle's Haymarket bus station - once 'the biggest disgrace in England'". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
  2. "New station at the Haymarket". Commercial Motor . London: IPC Business Press. 16 April 1971. p. 27. ISSN   0010-3063. Construction of a new bus and coach station to replace the congested Haymarket station, Newcastle upon Tyne, has now been completed.
  3. 1 2 Morton, David (21 November 2017). "Newcastle's old Haymarket station - who used to catch the bus from here?". Evening Chronicle . Newcastle upon Tyne: Trinity Mirror . Retrieved 22 February 2020. The row of largely closed-down shops next to the station would soon fall victim to the bulldozers. So too would the popular Farmer's Rest pub. If this incarnation was built in 1920, there had been an inn and hotel on this site for around 200 years. The reason for the arrival of the wrecking ball in this part of Newcastle was the major expansion of the city's Marks & Sparks store. [...] The old bus station, which had been spruced up and expanded in 1971, would be entirely rebuilt hand-in-hand with M&S. The new £1m station was officially opened by Newcastle United star Peter Beardsley on April 1, 1996.
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