The station is situated on North Road, in the city centre. It was closed from February 2021,[2] and was re-built between then & late 2023, before re-opening in January 2024.[3]
Redevelopment
The old (pre-rebuild) bus station as viewed from the rear in 2014
In September 2020, plans to redevelop the bus station were approved.[2] From 15 February 2021, all services were relocated to adjacent streets (North Road & Milburngate) in order to allow the bus station to be demolished.[4][5] The new bus station was expected to open in late summer 2022.[6] In July 2022, it was announced that the project had been delayed to summer 2023.[7] In August 2023, it was announced that 'significant progress' had been made on the station; with work on drainage, the exterior, & green facilities still being undertaken. It was announced that the bus station was now expected to open in November. Final works & testing were completed towards the end of the year, and the bus station finally opened on the 7th of January 2024.[8]
After re-opening in January 2024, local bus services re-commenced operation from the station. The road & pavement where temporary bus stops were installed on North Road are to be re-instated during Spring 2024.[7]
Buses, from the station, run to Durham's surrounding suburbs, as well as to Barnard Castle, Bishop Auckland, Consett, Crook, Hartlepool, Houghton le Spring, Langley Park, Middlesbrough, Newcastle, Peterlee, Seaham, South Shields, Stanley, Sunderland.[9][10][11][12] Bus operators changed their service timetables to accommodate the new stand allocations in preparation for the station's opening.[13]
As of September 2024, the stand allocation was:
Stand
Route
Destination
A
48
New Brancepeth via Neville's Cross, Bearpark & Ushaw Moor
X46
Crook[a] express via Langley Moor, Meadowfield & Willington
B
43
Esh Winning via Neville's Cross, Broompark & Ushaw Moor
South Shields[d] via Framwellgate Moor, Arnison Centre, Plawsworth, Chester Moor, Waldridge, Chester-le-Street , Rickleton, Harraton, Lambton, Washington Galleries , Concord , IAMP, Boldon Colliery, Whiteleas, Chichester & Westoe
X21
West Auckland express via Neville's Cross, Croxdale, Tudhoe, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland & Tindale Crescent
J
6
Cockfield or Ramshaw[e] via Croxdale, Tudhoe, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland , Woodhouse Close, Tindale Crescent, St Helen Auckland, West Auckland & Evenwood
K
56
Tindale Crescent via Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, West Cornforth, Stobb Cross, Ferryhill, Coundon & Bishop Auckland
58
Hartlepool via Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, Kelloe, Quarrington Hill, Cassop, Thornley, Wheatley Hill, Wingate, Station Town & Hart
59
Hartlepool via Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, Kelloe, Trimdon, Deaf Hill & Hart
X12
Middlesbrough express via Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, Sedgefield, Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees & Teesside Park
L
7
Darlington via Neville's Cross, Croxdale, Thinford, Ferryhill, Chilton, Newton Aycliffe & Harrowgate Hill
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