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Newcastle coach station

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Newcastle Coach Station is a coach station located in Newcastle upon Tyne. It opened in 2003, as a replacement for the former Gallowgate Coach Station.[1][2]

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The coach station is located on Churchill Street, and is a short walk from Newcastle railway station. It is one of three bus stations in the city centre – the others being Eldon Square and Haymarket.

The coach station has five bays, with facilities including a booking office, waiting room, seating and toilet facilities. A taxi rank is available on Churchill Street.[3] Above the bays is a translucent curved canopy roof, with a glazed block screen wall.

Newcastle Coach Station is served mainly by National Express, however, it is also used by a number of independent operators – including JH Coaches and Wright Bros. of Alston. The station is not served by Megabus, with services instead using a stop on John Dobson Street, adjacent to Newcastle City Library.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Morton, David (1 March 2018). "Step back to Newcastle's Gallowgate Coach Station, in 1985, in our nostalgic video". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  2. [2]
    Morton, David (5 July 2017). "Who used this long-gone Newcastle bus station – and what's there today?". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  3. [3]
    "Newcastle upon Tyne Coach Station". National Express. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Bus stops". Megabus. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
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