Newcastle coach station

Newcastle Coach Station is a coach station located in Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened in 2003, as a replacement for the former Gallowgate Coach Station.^[1][2]

Newcastle Coach Station
General information
Location	Churchill Street St. James Boulevard Newcastle upon Tyne
Coordinates	54.9675°N 1.6226°W / 54.9675; -1.6226
Owned by	National Express
Operated by	National Express
Bus stands	5
Connections	Central Station Eldon Square Haymarket
History
Opened	2003
Location Newcastle Coach Station Location within Tyne and Wear

The coach station is located on Churchill Street, and is a short walk from Newcastle railway station. It is one of three bus stations in the city centre – the others being Eldon Square and Haymarket.

The coach station has five bays, with facilities including a booking office, waiting room, seating and toilet facilities. A taxi rank is available on Churchill Street.^[3] Above the bays is a translucent curved canopy roof, with a glazed block screen wall.

Newcastle Coach Station is served mainly by National Express, however, it is also used by a number of independent operators – including JH Coaches and Wright Bros. of Alston. The station is not served by Megabus, with services instead using a stop on John Dobson Street, adjacent to Newcastle City Library.^[4]

References

1. Morton, David (1 March 2018). "Step back to Newcastle's Gallowgate Coach Station, in 1985, in our nostalgic video". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
2. Morton, David (5 July 2017). "Who used this long-gone Newcastle bus station – and what's there today?". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
3. "Newcastle upon Tyne Coach Station". National Express. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
4. "Bus stops". Megabus. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links

• Media related to Newcastle upon Tyne coach station, St James' Boulevard at Wikimedia Commons