Lancaster bus station

Lancaster bus station
General information
Location	Damside Street, Lancaster Lancaster City Council
Coordinates	54°03′02″N2°48′03″W / 54.05058°N 2.80094°W / 54.05058; -2.80094
Operated by	Lancaster City Council, Lancashire County Council
Bus stands	20
Bus operators	Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire, Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches
Connections	Lancaster railway station (800 metres)
History
Opened	2001
Location Lancaster bus station Location within Lancaster city centre

Lancaster bus station serves the city of Lancaster, Lancashire, England. ^{[1] [2]} The bus station was funded by both the Lancashire County Council and Lancaster City Council. The station, situated in the centre of the city, was re-built and opened in 2001. It is staffed full-time, completely covered and consists of 20 stands, a refreshment kiosk, on site toilet facilities and an electronic passenger information board. Directly outside the bus station is Lancaster's main taxi rank.

Services

The main operators from the bus station are operated Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire with some additional services being run by local firm Kirkby Lonsdale Coaches. Buses mainly travel from the bus station around the Lancaster, Morecambe, Heysham and Carnforth areas, but regular services also run as far afield as Preston, Blackpool and Knott End on Sea in Lancashire. Skipton, Settle, Bentham and Ingleton in North Yorkshire and Kirkby Lonsdale, Kendal, Keswick and the central Lake District in Cumbria (route 555).

Connections

Lancaster railway station, which is approximately half a mile from the bus station and is on the West Coast Main Line, has a regular number 11 service from the bus station. From the railway station, there are direct services to London, Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Manchester, Coventry, Carlisle, Barrow-in-Furness, Windermere, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Leeds and Liverpool.

References

1. "Lancaster Bus Station". englandrover.com. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
2. "Getting here". Visit Lancaster. Retrieved 19 February 2024.

External links

• Lancaster bus and rail information - Lancaster City Council
• Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire
• National Express Destinations
• Megabus website