Washington Galleries bus station

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Washington Galleries Bus Station
Go North East bus 524 Dennis Dart MPD NA52 AWG Street Shuttle livery in Washington Tyne and Wear 9 May 2009.jpg
General information
Location Washington Galleries
Washington
City of Sunderland
Coordinates 54°53′57″N1°32′02″W / 54.8993°N 1.5339°W / 54.8993; -1.5339
Owned by M&G Real Estate
Operated by
Bus stands6
Other information
Fare zone
History
Opened9 October 2008;15 years ago (2008-10-09)
Location
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Washington Galleries Bus Station
Location within Tyne and Wear

Washington Galleries Bus Station is located in the town of Washington in Tyne and Wear. The bus station was originally constructed in 1970s, to serve the adjacent Galleries Shopping Centre, which opened in 1974. [1]

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The original bus station was demolished and re-built in the late 2000s, as part of a £2.5 million refurbishment project. The new facility opened in October 2008. [2]

Washington Galleries is served by Go North East's local bus services, with frequent routes running in and around Washington, as well as County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. The bus station has six departure stands (lettered A–F), each of which is fitted with seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters.

As of January 2021, the stand allocation is:

StandRouteDestination
A4 Houghton-le-Spring     
via Penshaw
8 Stanley BSicon BUS2.svg     
8A Stanley BSicon BUS2.svg     
X1 Easington Lane     
X1APicktree Village
B2 Silksworth     
2A Silksworth     
37 Doxford Park
939 Team Valley
C50 Durham National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
50A Durham National Rail logo.svg BSicon BUS2.svg     
81 Rickleton
82 Birtley
83A Chester-le-Street
85 Concord BSicon BUS2.svg
86 Concord BSicon BUS2.svg
D4 Heworth TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
via Concord BSicon BUS2.svg
X1 Newcastle TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
X1A Newcastle TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
E23Barley Mow     
via Birtley
50 South Shields TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
via Boldon
50A South Shields TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
via Boldon
83 Concord BSicon BUS2.svg
84 Heworth TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
via Concord BSicon BUS2.svg
960 South Shields TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg     
via Jarrow TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg
F
8 Sunderland National Rail logo.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg
8A Sunderland National Rail logo.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg
37Coach Road Estate     
via Concord BSicon BUS2.svg
85 Columbia
86Waterview Park
939 Sunderland National Rail logo.svg TWMetro logo no text.PNG BSicon BUS2.svg

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References

  1. Morton, David (23 July 2014). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. "Public transport use rises in Tyne and Wear". Nexus. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2020.