Bolton bus station
Bus station in the town of Bolton, in Greater Manchester. England
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Bolton Interchange is a bus station in the town of Bolton, in Greater Manchester. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.
Bolton Interchange  | |||||
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The current station, situated on Newport Street. | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Newport Street Bolton | ||||
| Coordinates | 53.575856°N 2.427611°W | ||||
| Operated by | Bee Network | ||||
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| Construction | |||||
| Parking | No | ||||
| Bicycle facilities | Yes | ||||
| Accessible | Yes | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 3 September 2017 | ||||
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Background
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In January 2010, Transport for Greater Manchester (then the GMPTE) started a public consultation about the development of a bus station on Newport Street, replacing the bus station on Moor Lane and the small bus interchange at the railway station.[1]
Plans for the bus station, designed by architects Aedas[2] were submitted to Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council in April 2010 and were approved in June 2010. The plans were amended and a second consultation took place between October and December 2010.[3] Approval for construction was granted in March 2012.[4][5] The new station opened on 3 September 2017.[6][7]
Services
The majority of services that serve Bolton bus station are run by the Bee Network. Operators include Go North West, Diamond North West, Blackburn Bus Company, Stagecoach in Lancashire.
There are frequent buses running to Bury, Chorley, Leigh, Manchester Piccadilly, Manchester Shudehill, Preston, Radcliffe, Rochdale and Wigan, plus several parts of the Bolton area, such as Breightmet, Deane, Harwood, Farnworth, Great Lever, Smithills and Horwich. Buses also run to Blackburn, Darwen, Rawtenstall and the Trafford Centre.