Haymarket bus station, Leicester
Haymarket Bus Station ![]() | |
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![]() The main entrance of the bus station | |
General information | |
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 Central Connect Centrebus First Leicester Stagecoach |
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.
History
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]
Services
Haymarket bus station is open seven days a week and is used for mostly local services operated by Arriva Midlands, Central Connect, Centrebus and First Leicester alongside Stagecoach Midlands service X7 to Northampton.[3]
The anticlockwise circular Hop! service calls at a stop outside on Belgrave Gate.
Facilities
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]
- The previous station in 2007
- The station before reopening in 2016
- Interior of the station after reopening in May 2016
- The Charles Street entrance in 2021
References
- ^ "Work to Start on 2m Bus Station". The Mail: 7. 12 May 1994.
- ^ "Leicester City Council".
- ^ "St Margaret's Bus Station".
- ^ "Leicester City Council".
- ^ "'Stinky' vandalised bus station toilets re-open after big refurb". 12 April 2022.
- ^ https://www.leicester.gov.uk/media/181192/haymarket-bus-station-passenger-guide.pdf [bare URL PDF]
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- Arriva Midlands
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- Stagecoach Midlands
- Stagecoach Warwickshire
- Trentbarton
- Flixbus
- Megabus
- National Express
- Leicester Orbital
- Skylink (Leicester to Derby)
- Skylink (Nottingham)
- Hop! City Centre Circular Service
- Haymarket bus station
- St Margaret's bus station