Slough bus station

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The present day bus station before the 2022 fire

Slough bus station is a bus station in Slough, United Kingdom. The bus station is situated adjacent to Slough railway station. [1]

History

The former bus station Slough bus station berkshire.jpg
The former bus station

Partial demolition of the former 1970s Slough bus station along with Compair House, a disused office block, began in February 2010 to allow for the construction of the new bus station, which started in March 2010. [2] [3] Services transferred from the old bus station to the new bus station on 28 May 2011. [4]

The bus station was seriously damaged by a fire on 29 October 2022 which started from a parked bus and spread across the roof of the station, damaging three other buses that were being stored overnight and forcing bus operators to arrange temporary bus stands nearby. [5] It remains closed as of May 2024. [6]

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References

  1. "Bus station set for £400m revamp". BBC News. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. "Slough sheds 'The Office' image". BBC News. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. "Heart of Slough beats faster". Slough Observer. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. "New Slough bus station opens". BBC News. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  5. "Slough bus station fire spread across whole roof". BBC News. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. "Planning your journey by bus, coach and train". Slough Borough Council. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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