Haymarket bus station, Newcastle upon Tyne

For the bus station in Leicester, see Haymarket bus station, Leicester.

Haymarket bus station is a bus station located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne.^[1] It is situated next to the Haymarket Metro station, by the northern end of Northumberland Street and almost adjacent to Newcastle University.

Haymarket Bus Station
General information
Location	Haymarket, Newcastle England
Coordinates	54°58′36″N 1°36′53″W
Owned by	Newcastle City Council
Operated by	Tyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Bus stands	13 (lettered L–Y)
Bus operators	Arriva North East Go North East
Connections	Eldon Square Haymarket
Construction
Parking	Nearby pay and display car parking operated by Newcastle City Council
Accessible	Step-free access throughout
Other information
Fare zone	Network One: 1 Transfare: Yellow
Website	Nexus
Key dates
1930	Opened
1971	Replaced
1996	Rebuilt
Location Haymarket Bus Station Location in Newcastle upon Tyne Show map of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Haymarket Bus Station Location in Tyne & Wear, England Show map of Tyne and Wear

History

The original bus station opened in 1930 and was rebuilt in 1971.^[2] It was completely rebuilt again, on a slightly different site, in 1996.^[3] This second rebuild was due to the expansion of the nearby Marks & Spencer shop, necessitating the demolition of a number of properties. The opportunity was taken to enlarge the bus station from 9 to 13 stands.^[3]

The station has 13 bus stands, lettered L to Y, with an additional alighting point located outside the main bus station building.^[4] The bus stands in nearby Eldon Square bus station are lettered A–K. A Nexus enquiry office and an Arriva travel shop are based within the bus station.

Haymarket bus station is mainly served by Arriva North East, with other routes operated by Go North East and independent operators. Services mainly operate to the north and east of the city, as well as North Tyneside and east Northumberland.

Buses from the nearby Eldon Square bus station serve destinations in the west of the city, as well as Gateshead, County Durham, Teesside and the Tyne Valley. Most long-distance coaches serve the separate Newcastle coach station.

As of September 2024^[update], the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
L	306	Whitley Bay via Coast Road, Battle Hill, Willington Square, Silverlink Retail Park, Billy Mill, North Shields , Tynemouth & Marden Estate
	308	Blyth via Coast Road, Willington Square, Silverlink Retail Park, Billy Mill, North Tyneside Hospital, Whitley Bay , Seaton Sluice & South Beach
M	307	North Shields via Coast Road, High Farm, Battle Hill, Hadrian Park, Cobalt Business Park & Meadow Well
	309	Blyth via Coast Road, High Farm, Battle Hill, Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside Hospital, Whitley Bay , Seaton Sluice & South Beach
N	351	Whitley Bay via Coast Road, Hadrian Lodge, Holystone, Shiremoor , Earsdon & West Monkseaton
	X20	Alnwick express via Regent Centre , North Seaton, Ashington , Wansbeck Hospital, Lynemouth, Ellington, Widdrington , Red Row, Hadston, Amble, Warkworth & Alnmouth
	X39	Cobalt Business Park express via Coast Road
P	X21	Woodhorn express via Regent Centre , Nedderton, Bedlington, Stakeford, North Seaton, Ashington & Wansbeck Hospital
	X22	Ashington express via Regent Centre , Bedlington, Guide Post, Wansbeck Estate, Stakeford & North Seaton
Q	X14	Thropton express via Regent Centre , Morpeth , Longhorsley, Longframlington, Cragside House[a] & Rothbury
	X15	Berwick-upon-Tweed express via Regent Centre , Morpeth , Felton, Shilbottle, Alnwick, Warenford, Belford, Beal, Haggerston, Scremerston & Tweedmouth
	X16	Morpeth[b] express via Regent Centre & Stannington
	X18	Berwick-upon-Tweed express via Regent Centre , Morpeth , Pegswood , Widdrington , Red Row, Acklington, Broomhill, Amble, Alnmouth , Alnwick , Longhoughton, Craster, Embleton, Beadnell, Seahouses, Bamburgh, Waren Mill, Belford, Beal, Haggerston, Scremerston & Tweedmouth
R	Q3	Brunton Park via Jesmond, Gosforth & Regent Centre
	Q3X	Brunton Park express via Gosforth & Regent Centre
S	43	Morpeth via Gosforth, Regent Centre , Wideopen, Seaton Burn, Dudley, Cramlington , Bedlington, Nedderton, Hepscott Park & Stobhill
	44	Dinnington via Gosforth, Regent Centre , Wideopen & Hazlerigg
	45	Dinnington via Gosforth, Regent Centre , Wideopen & Brunswick Village
T	X46	Newcastle Great Park express via Gosforth, Regent Centre & Brunton Park
U	X10	Blyth express via Regent Centre , Cramlington , Parkside & Newsham
	X11
	X30	Bebside express via Regent Centre , Newsham, Blyth & Cowpen
V	X7	Blyth express via South Gosforth, Quorum Business Park, Burradon, Segill, Seaton Delaval, New Hartley, Seaton Sluice & South Beach
	X8	Blyth express via South Gosforth, Quorum Business Park, Burradon, Annitsford, High Pit, Cramlington , Parkside & South Newsham & South Beach
	X9	Blyth express via Regent Centre , Beacon Hill, Cramlington , High Pit, Bebside & Cowpen
W	54	Whitley Bay via Gosforth, Longbenton , Killingworth , Backworth, Shiremoor , Cobalt Business Park, North Tyneside Hospital & Monkseaton
	352	Cramlington via Freeman Hospital, Four Lane Ends , Quorum Business Park, Killingworth , Burradon & Dudley
	354	North Shields via Gosforth, Four Lane Ends , Quorum Business Park, Killingworth, Backworth, Shiremoor , Cobalt Business Park & Billy Mill
X	47	CAV
	355	Forest Hall via Gosforth, Longbenton & Benton

• Key:
• Bus station
• National Rail station
• Tyne & Wear Metro station

Accidents and incidents

• A design fault in the glass roof caused panels to flex and dislodge from the frame in hot weather. A safety net was erected below the entire roof in July 2006, after a panel fell from the roof and injured a pedestrian.^[5][6] Since then the bus station has been redesigned, with the overhead glass panelling being replaced with a more solid roof structure.

Notes

1. Some journeys operate via Cragside House.
2. Some journeys continue to Kelso or Wooler via Longhorsley & Longframlington.

References

1. Morton, David (29 September 2022). "Newcastle's Haymarket bus station - once 'the biggest disgrace in England'". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 29 September 2022.
2. "New station at the Haymarket". Commercial Motor. London: IPC Business Press. 16 April 1971. p. 27. ISSN 0010-3063. Construction of a new bus and coach station to replace the congested Haymarket station, Newcastle upon Tyne, has now been completed.
3. Morton, David (21 November 2017). "Newcastle's old Haymarket station - who used to catch the bus from here?". Evening Chronicle. Newcastle upon Tyne: Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 22 February 2020. The row of largely closed-down shops next to the station would soon fall victim to the bulldozers. So too would the popular Farmer's Rest pub. If this incarnation was built in 1920, there had been an inn and hotel on this site for around 200 years. The reason for the arrival of the wrecking ball in this part of Newcastle was the major expansion of the city's Marks & Sparks store. [...] The old bus station, which had been spruced up and expanded in 1971, would be entirely rebuilt hand-in-hand with M&S. The new £1m station was officially opened by Newcastle United star Peter Beardsley on April 1, 1996.
4. "Haymarket bus station". Bus stations and stops. Nexus. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
5. "Haymarket bus station roof set to be replaced". Evening Chronicle. 30 December 2008. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
6. "Council may sue over glass panels". BBC News. 18 July 2006. Retrieved 13 December 2021.

External links

• Media related to Haymarket bus station, Newcastle upon Tyne at Wikimedia Commons
• Map of stands and services for Eldon Square and Haymarket bus stations