General information | |
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Location | 1 Charles Street Leicester United Kingdom |
Owned by | Leicester City Council |
Operated by | Leicester City Council |
Bus routes | 37 |
Bus stands | 23 |
Bus operators | Arriva Midlands, Centrebus, First Leicester, Stagecoach & Vectare |
Connections | yes |
Other information | |
Website | www |
History | |
Opened | 1994 (original) 2016 (redeveloped station) |
Closed | 2015 (original) |
Haymarket bus station is the main bus station serving the city of Leicester. Originally built in 1994, it lies next to and operates as a transport hub for Haymarket Shopping Centre.
The bus station was developed at a proposed cost of £2m in mid-1994, coinciding with a major refurbishment of the adjacent Haymarket Shopping Centre complex. [1] From January 2015 the bus station was closed for redevelopment to double the size, the new bus station opened during May 2016. [2]
Haymarket bus station is open seven days a week and is used for mostly local services operated by Arriva Midlands, Centrebus, First Leicester and Vectare alongside Stagecoach Midlands service X7 to Northampton. [3]
The anticlockwise circular Hop! service calls here.
The main Leicester Shopmobility offices are located within the station at the Belgrave Gate entrance. [4] a smaller office is located within Highcross Leicester.
The bus station also has public toilets which have been recently refurbished alongside changing places accessible facilities. [5] [6]
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