Bolton bus station

Bolton Interchange
Bolton Interchange
	The current station, situated on Newport Street.
General information
Location	Newport Street; Bolton
Coordinates	53°34′33″N 2°25′39″W / 53.575856°N 2.427611°W
Operated by	Bee Network
Bus operators	Go North West; Blackburn Bus Company; Diamond Bus North West; Stagecoach in Lancashire;
Construction
Parking	No
Bicycle facilities	Yes
Accessible	Yes
History
Opened	3 September 2017

Bolton Interchange is a bus station in the town of Bolton, in Greater Manchester. It is run by Transport for Greater Manchester.

Background

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.

References

^ "GMPTE.com – Corporate – Bolton Bus Station (design) – Public Consultation". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Bolton Bus Station". Aedas. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "A new bus station for Bolton – Detailed Design Public Consultation" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Bolton's £48m bus station plans approved". BBC News. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ "Full speed ahead for £48m bus and train interchange". The Bolton News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.
^ Bolton's £48m bus station opens BBC News 3 September 2017
^ "Bolton Interchange opens to the public" Coach & Bus Week issue 1307 5 September 2017 page 11

External links

Bolton Bus Station Departures – Transport for Greater Manchester

[1] "GMPTE.com – Corporate – Bolton Bus Station (design) – Public Consultation". Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original on 25 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[2] "Bolton Bus Station". Aedas. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[3] "A new bus station for Bolton – Detailed Design Public Consultation" (PDF). Transport for Greater Manchester. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 June 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[BBCstory-4] "Bolton's £48m bus station plans approved". BBC News. 15 March 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[5] "Full speed ahead for £48m bus and train interchange". The Bolton News. 16 April 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2012.

[6] Bolton's £48m bus station opens BBC News 3 September 2017

[7] "Bolton Interchange opens to the public" Coach & Bus Week issue 1307 5 September 2017 page 11

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v t Buildings and structures in the Metropolitan Borough of Bolton, England
Buildings	Astley Bridge Mill Bolton Town Hall Bolton Museum Bolton Steam Museum Bolton Union Mill Century Mill Eagley Mills Farnworth Town Hall 10 Firwood Fold 15 Firwood Fold Hall i' th' Wood Horwich Works Little Bolton Town Hall Kearsley Mill Lostock Hall Gatehouse Smithills Hall Swan Lane Mills Ye Olde Man & Scythe
Places of worship	All Souls Holy Trinity Church, Bolton Holy Trinity Church, Horwich St George's St James' St John the Evangelist's St Mary the Virgin's St Margaret's St Matthew's St Maxentius' St Patrick's St Peter's St Saviour's St Stephen and All Martyrs' St Thomas' Shri Swaminarayan Mandir
Education	Bolton College Bolton Muslim Girls' School Bolton St Catherine's Academy Bolton School Bolton Sixth Form College Bolton TIC Canon Slade School Darul Uloom Bolton Essa Academy Harper Green School Kearsley Academy Ladybridge High School Little Lever School Mount St Joseph School Rivington and Blackrod High School St James's Church of England High School St Joseph's RC High School Sharples School Smithills School Thornleigh Salesian College Turton School University Collegiate School University of Bolton Westhoughton High School
Transportation	Bolton bus station Bolton Interchange Blackrod railway station Daisy Hill railway station Farnworth railway station Horwich Parkway railway station Kearsley railway station Lostock railway station Moses Gate railway station Westhoughton railway station
Shopping complexes	Bolton Market Hall Middlebrook
Sport and entertainment	Bolton Arena Bolton Little Theatre Octagon Theatre Toughsheet Community Stadium
Bridges	Prestolee Aqueduct Ringley Old Bridge
Others	Barrow Bridge Queen's Park Royal Bolton Hospital
Demolished	Bolton Royal Infirmary Burnden Park Chequerbent railway station Chequerbent railway station (1831) Daubhill railway station Grundy Hill Horwich railway station Lostock Junction Mills Westhoughton Mill
Lists	List of schools in Bolton List of mills in Bolton
Listed buildings in	Blackrod Bolton Farnworth Horwich Kearsley Little Lever South Turton Westhoughton

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