Eldon Square bus station

Eldon Square Bus Station
General information
LocationEldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne
England
Coordinates54°58′33″N 1°36′56″W / 54.9757°N 1.6156°W / 54.9757; -1.6156
Owned byNewcastle City Council
Operated byTyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Bus stands10 (lettered A–K)
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingNearby pay and display car parking operated by Newcastle City Council
AccessibleStep-free access
Other information
Fare zone
Websitewww.nexus.org.uk/bus/bus-stations-and-stops/eldon-square-bus-station
Key dates
March 2007Opened
Location
Eldon Square Bus Station is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Eldon Square Bus Station
Eldon Square Bus Station
Eldon Square Bus Station is located in Tyne and Wear
Eldon Square Bus Station
Eldon Square Bus Station
Location in Tyne and Wear, England

Eldon Square Bus Station is one of two bus stations serving Newcastle City Centre. It is owned by Newcastle City Council and is managed by Tyne and Wear PTE.[1] The current glass-roofed bus station was built adjacent to the former, and is accessible via the mall.

It is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, a short walk from Newcastle University and Northumbria University. It offers a connection with services from Haymarket bus station and Haymarket Metro Station. It is attached to, and accessible from Eldon Square Shopping Centre, which links the bus station with the Northumberland Street and Monument areas of the city.

History

The present bus station opened in March 2007, replacing a previous bus station, located below the shopping centre, which has now been converted into a service area and new mall.[2]

Stands and services

The station has ten bus stands, nine for departures (stand A to J), and an additional alighting point (stand K).[3] The bus stands at Haymarket continue the lettering sequence (stand L to Y). Each bus stand has ten seats, real-time information displays, and automatic doors (which open only when a bus is at the stand). Glass screens located at each bus stand feature artwork designed by Artstop Studios.[4]

Eldon Square is mainly served by Go North East, with services operating in and around Tyne and Wear, as well as County Durham, west Northumberland and Teesside.

Stagecoach predominantly serve streets within the city, with the bus station serving only the operator's express services beyond the city proper, with destinations including Kingston Park, Newcastle Airport, Ponteland and Throckley. The operator also runs the 685 service, which heads west to Corbridge, Hexham, Haltwhistle, Brampton and Carlisle.

Independent operator, Peter Hogg of Jedburgh, operates the thrice-daily (except Sunday) X74 service, which runs from the city to Jedburgh via Ponteland, Belsay, Otterburn and the Scottish Border.

Bus services from nearby Haymarket are predominantly operated by Arriva North East, serving destinations in the north and east of the city, North Tyneside and south east Northumberland.

Coach services operated by National Express serve the nearby Newcastle Coach Station, with those operated by FlixBus and Megabus serving the lay-by on John Dobson Street, near to the City Library.

As of September 2024, the stand allocation is:

Stand Route Destination
A 12 Winlaton Bus interchange
via Scotswood Road & Blaydon Bus interchange National Rail
684 Hexham Bus interchange National Rail
via Denton Burn, Walbottle, Throckley, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Wylam, Ovingham, Ovington & Corbridge National Rail
685 Carlisle Bus interchange National Rail
via Denton Burn, Walbottle, Throckley, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Horsley, Corbridge National Rail, Hexham Bus interchange National Rail, Haydon Bridge National Rail, Bardon Mill National Rail, Melkridge[a], Haltwhistle National Rail, Brampton & Warwick Bridge
X82 Throckley
express via Denton Burn & Walbottle
X85 Hexham Bus interchange National Rail
express via A69 & Corbridge National Rail
B 10 Hexham Bus interchange National Rail
via Teams, Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Blaydon Bus interchange National Rail, Ryton, Crawcrook, Prudhoe, Stocksfield National Rail, Riding Mill National Rail & Corbridge National Rail
10A Blackhall Mill
via Teams, Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Blaydon Bus interchange National Rail, Ryton, Crawcrook, Greenside,[b] High Spen & Chopwell
10B Low Prudhoe
via Teams, Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Blaydon Bus interchange National Rail, Ryton, Crawcrook & Prudhoe National Rail
C 6 Lanchester
via Teams, Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Swalwell, Whickham, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Tantobie, Tanfield Lea, Stanley Bus interchange, South Moor, Quaking Houses,[c] Burnhope & Maiden Law
47 Consett Bus interchange
via Teams, Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Swalwell, Winlaton Mill, Rowlands Gill, Highfield, High Spen, Chopwell, Blackhall Mill, Ebchester, Shotley Bridge & Bridgehill
X45 Consett Bus interchange
express via Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Swalwell, Winlaton Mill, Rowlands Gill, Hamsterley Mill, Ebchester, Shotley Bridge & Blackhill
D X30 Stanley Bus interchange
express via Dunston National Rail, Whickham, Sunniside & Shield Row
X31 Stanley Bus interchange
express via Dunston National Rail, Whickham, Sunniside & East Stanley
X32 Consett Bus interchange
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Lobley Hill, Sunniside & East Stanley
X70 Consett Bus interchange
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Tantobie, Flint Hill, Dipton & Leadgate
X71 Consett Bus interchange
express via Dunston National Rail, Whickham, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Medomsley & Leadgate
X71A Consett Bus interchange
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Medomsley & Leadgate
X72 Stanley Bus interchange
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Tantobie, Flint Hill, Dipton, Catchgate & Annfield Plain
X73 Stanley Bus interchange
express via Metrocentre Bus interchange National Rail, Swalwell, Whickham, Crookgate, Tanfield, Tantobie, Flint Hill, Dipton, Catchgate & Annfield Plain
E X1 Peterlee Bus interchange
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, QE Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell Village, Washington Galleries Bus interchange, Herrington Burn, Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane, South Hetton & Easington Village
X1A Picktree Village
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, QE Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell Village & Washington Galleries Bus interchange
X10 Middlesbrough Bus interchange National Rail
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Heworth Bus interchange National Rail Tyne and Wear Metro, Dalton Park, Peterlee, Billingham, Norton & Stockton-on-Tees Bus interchange National Rail
F 25 Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail
via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Low Fell, Wrekenton, Eighton Banks, Portobello & Barley Mow
28 Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail
via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, QE Hospital, Wrekenton, Eighton Banks, Birtley, Ouston, Pelton, Beamish,[d] Grange Villa & Pelton Fell
28B Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail
via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Low Fell, Kibblesworth, Birtley, Ouston, Pelton, Newfield, Grange Villa & Pelton Fell
29 Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail
via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Bensham, Saltwell Park, Low Fell, Kibblesworth, Ouston, Pelton, Beamish,[e] Grange Villa & Pelton Fell
X12 Middlesbrough Bus interchange National Rail
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Low Fell, Birtley, Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail, Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Durham Bus interchange National Rail, Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, Sedgefield, Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees Bus interchange National Rail & Teesside Park
X21 West Auckland
express via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Low Fell, Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail, Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Durham Bus interchange National Rail, Neville's Cross, Croxdale, Tudhoe, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland Bus interchange National Rail & Tindale Crescent
G 21 Brandon[f]
via Gateshead Bus interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Low Fell, Harlow Green, Angel of the North, Birtley, Barley Mow, Chester-le-Street Bus interchange National Rail, Plawsworth, Arnison Centre,[g] Framwellgate Moor, Durham Bus interchange National Rail, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor
H X74 Jedburgh
express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport Airport interchange Tyne and Wear Metro, Ponteland, Belsay, Kirkwhelpington, Knowesgate, Otterburn, Rochester, Byrness, Carter Bar & Camptown
X77 Darras Hall
express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar, Kingston Park Tyne and Wear Metro, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport Airport interchange Tyne and Wear Metro & Ponteland
X78
X79 Kirkley Hall
express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar, Kingston Park Tyne and Wear Metro, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport Airport interchange Tyne and Wear Metro & Ponteland
X87 Newbiggin Hall
express via Cowgate & Blakelaw
X88
J 49 Newcastle Great Park
via Gosforth, Regent Centre Tyne and Wear Metro & Brunton Park
74 Hexham Bus interchange National Rail
via Cowgate, Slatyford, Westerhope, Callerton, Ponteland, Darras Hall, Medburn, Dalton, Stamfordham, Matfen, Great Whittington & Oakwood
X47 Newcastle Great Park
express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar & Kingston Park Tyne and Wear Metro

Notes

  1. ^ Some journeys omit Melkridge, running direct via A69.
  2. ^ Journeys terminating at Greenside, Rockwood Hill Estate omit Woodside Lane.
  3. ^ Evening (weekday & Saturday) journeys serve Quaking Houses.
  4. ^ During opening hours, services operate via Beamish Museum.
  5. ^ During opening hours, services operate via Beamish Museum.
  6. ^ A frequent service operates between Newcastle and Chester-le-Street, with some services extending to Brandon (weekdays and Saturday daytime) or Durham.
  7. ^ Some early morning & late evening journeys omit Arnison Centre.

References

  1. ^ "Eldon Square bus station". Bus stations and stops. Nexus. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Newcastle, Eldon Square Shopping Centre". Sitelines. Newcastle City Council. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Haymarket bus station". Bus stations and stops. Nexus. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
  4. ^ Savage, Dan. "Eldon Square Bus Station". Artstop Studios. Retrieved 23 February 2020. An award-winning Installation of amazing glass screens for a new bus station celebrating the urban, social, and historical context of the city, featuring images taken from photography and hand drawn graphics/
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