Haymarket bus station, Newcastle upon Tyne

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
LocationHaymarket, Newcastle
England
Coordinates54°58′36″N 1°36′53″W / 54.9767°N 1.6147°W / 54.9767; -1.6147
Owned byNewcastle City Council
Operated byTyne & Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Bus stands13 (lettered L–Y)
Bus operators
Connections
Construction
ParkingNearby pay and display car parking operated by Newcastle City Council
AccessibleStep-free access throughout
Other information
Fare zone
WebsiteNexus
Key dates
1930Opened
1971Replaced
1996Rebuilt
Location
Haymarket Bus Station is located in Newcastle-upon-Tyne
Haymarket Bus Station
Haymarket Bus Station
Haymarket Bus Station is located in Tyne and Wear
Haymarket Bus Station
Haymarket Bus Station
Location in Tyne & Wear, England

History

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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, 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  


Accidents and incidents

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  • 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

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

References

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  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. ^ a b 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.
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