Bristol bus station explained

Bristol Bus and Coach Station
Symbol Location:bus
Address:Marlborough Street
Borough:City of Bristol
Country:United Kingdom
Coordinates:51.4592°N -2.5932°W
Operator:First West of England
Bus Stands:19
Bus Operators:First West of England
Newport Transport
National Express
Bus Routes:17 City Centre to Keynsham via Southmead & Kingswood
39 Bristol to Bath via Keynsham
172 Bristol to Bath via Pensford & Midsomer Norton
349 Bristol to Keynsham
374 Bristol to Wells, Glastonbury, Street & Taunton
375 Bristol to Wells, Glastonbury, Street & Bridgewater
376 Bristol to Wells, Glastonbury & Street
522 Bristol to Bath via Keynsham & Midsomer Norton
A1 Airport Flyer Bristol to Bristol Airport
T7 Bristol to Chepstow/Magor
X1 Bristol to Weston-super-Mare
X4 Bristol to Portishead
X6/X7 Bristol to Clevedon
X8 Bristol to Nailsea via Backwell
X9 Bristol to Nailsea via Wraxall
X39 Bristol to Bath (Direct via A4)
Y6 Bristol to Chipping Sodbury via Southmead & Cribbs Causeway
Structure:at-grade
Opened:1958 (Original Station)
2006 (Current Station)

Bristol Bus and Coach Station serves the city of Bristol in the west of England. It is situated on Marlborough Street, near the Broadmead shopping area. The original bus station and onsite depot were opened in 1958 by the Bristol Omnibus Company. It was later redeveloped with the current bus station opening in 2006.[1]

Before 1958 Bristol had no bus station; most country and long-distance coach services departed from Prince Street, and others used street stops in the Centre, Canon's Road and Old Market.[2]

The station is managed by First West of England.[3] There are 19 bays, Bays 1 to 7 are for National Express long-distance coach services, bays 8 & 9 are reserved for the A1 Airport Flyer service to Bristol Airport via Bristol Temple Meads. Bays 10 to 19 are for local bus services to locations outside of Bristol.

Bristol Bus and Coach Station has many facilities including a First Bus Travelhub which offers information and ticket sales for First Bus services, a National Express Ticket Sales and Information Desk, National Express ticket machines, The Coffee Room cafe, 24-hour security and public toilets including an accessible toilet.

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Notes and References

  1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2723089.stm New bus station for Bristol
  2. Curtis, C and Walker, M (2007) Bristol Omnibus Services: The Green Years Millstream Books p.60
  3. Web site: Conditions of Use Relating to Bristol (Marlborough Street) Bus Station. First Group. 20 September 2016.