Bath bus station
Bath bus station | |
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General information | |
Location | Dorchester Street, Bath, Somerset Bath and North East Somerset |
Coordinates | 51°22′40″N 2°21′33″W / 51.3779°N 2.3591°W |
Operated by | First West of England |
Bus routes | 1 Bus Station to Southdown 4 Upper Weston to Odd Down |
Bus stands | 16 |
Bus operators | First West of England National Express Stagecoach West CT Coaches Faresaver |
Connections | Bath Spa railway station (100 metres) |
History | |
Opened | 7 June 2009 |
Bath bus station serves as part of an integrated transport interchange for the city of Bath, Somerset, England.
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The bus station is managed by First West of England.[1] There are 16 bays, Bays 1 and 2 are for National Express coach services, Bays 3 to 16 are for local bus services.
History
The old Bath Bus Station at
The bus station operated a range of services during its 49-year history – including local city buses, country buses,
New bus station
The Manvers Street Bus Station was scheduled to be demolished as part of the next Southgate regeneration programme for nearly 20 years. During this time, the building was owned by the local council and leased to First. Neither party was prepared to improve or repair the fabric of the building, as it was expected to be demolished. However, the redevelopment was plagued with controversy and continual demands for reviews,[10] so the project did not get under way until early 2007, with the appointment of new contractors.[11] The bus station was finally demolished in July 2007.
Operations for First Somerset & Avon moved to a temporary site constructed on the Avon Street Car Park on 16 June 2007. This was provided by contractors Sir Robert McAlpine as part of a move to speed up completion of the entire Southgate project by one year.
A new location for the bus station was chosen on the site of Churchill House – an abandoned 1920s electricity company building, the demolition of which sparked the most recent controversy to delay the whole project.[12] Campaigners fighting for the preservation of the building argued that the frontage from Churchill House should be retained and incorporated into the design of the new bus station, but the architects maintained that this was not practical. Revised plans for a glass and metal rotunda – nicknamed derisively by local people as the "Busometer"[13] – on the site close to Bath Spa railway station and on the edge of the River Avon were given council approval in early 2007 and work begun to construct this part of the transport interchange for the city.
The new Bath Bus Station opened on Sunday 7 June 2009, at a cost of £14 million,[14] as part of the £360 million SouthGate development.[15]
References
- ^ "Conditions of Use Relating to Bath Bus Station (the "Bus Station")" (PDF). Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ISBN 978-0-948975-80-6
- ^ "History – Bath at War". Royal Crescent Society, Bath. Archived from the original on 19 May 2007. Retrieved 9 December 2007.
- ISBN 0-19-820265-2.
- ^ "BATH HERITAGE WATCHDOG". Archived from the original on 7 October 2008. Retrieved 1 November 2008.
- ^ Glancey, Jonathan (6 April 2009). "Will Bath lose its World Heritage status?". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2009.
- ^ "Bath keeps world heritage status". BBC News. 25 June 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ "UNESCO demand for enhanced protection of Bath's surrounding landscape 'urgent and timely', says Bath Preservation Trust". Bath Preservation Trust. 25 June 2009. Archived from the original on 30 August 2009. Retrieved 13 September 2009.
- ^ Competition Commission report 1989 Archived 19 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine para 4.4; Curtis & Walker, p. 222
- ^ "The future for Bath". Bath Preservation Trust. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "New Look signs up for SouthGate". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Bus station critic may have to open it". Bath Chronicle. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Busometer". This is Bath. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Final preparations underway for the opening of Bath Bus Station". First. Retrieved 8 December 2010.
- ^ "Bath City Centre Bus Stop Map". Bath and North East Somerset Council. Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2010.