Crewe bus station explained

Crewe
Address:Crewe
Borough:Cheshire East
Operator:Cheshire East Council
Bus Stands:9 + 1 Coach
Bus Operators:D&G Bus
First Potteries
Mikro Coaches
Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire
Opened:May 2024

Crewe bus station in Crewe, Cheshire East, England, is a bus terminus for approximately 11 bus services. It opened to the public on 7th May 2024[1] as part of the Royal Arcade development in Crewe town centre.

The bus station is located on Delamere Street, with access also from Victoria Street. The bus station has 9 bus stands and 1 coach stand, although no scheduled coach services are currently planned for the bus station.

In September 2021, planning permission was granted for the Royal Arcade development,[2] with Phase 1 incorporating a 400 space multi-storey car park and 10 stand bus station. Following initial delays, in January 2023, the former bus station closed and a temporary bus station was placed, containing 8 stands, in the location near to the new bus station.

Cheshire East Council revealed the external artwork design for the new bus station in February 2023,[3] which was subsequently placed on the eastern elevation of the new bus station, overlooking the new bus stands with the words ‘Forged by Hand’ sitting atop the bold inclusion of the town's name.

Services

The majority of services are operated by D&G Bus, with First Potteries, Mikro Coaches and Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire also using the station.[4]

D&G Bus operate 8 routes from Crewe Bus Station[5] including regular services in and around Crewe as well as to the nearby towns of Congleton, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Northwich, Sandbach and Winsford.

Buses were also run from Crewe to Nantwich via villages in South Cheshire, operated by Mikro Coaches; Hanley by First Potteries and Chester via Nantwich by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.

A full list of services is shown below:

Bus routeFromToVia
3CreweHanleyAlsager, Kidsgrove and Tunstall
8SydneyWistaston GreenCrewe
12ShavingtonLeighton HospitalCrewe
31CreweNorthwichLeighton Hospital and Winsford
37CreweNorthwichSandbach, Middlewich and Winsford
38CreweMacclesfieldSandbach and Congleton
39CreweNantwichShavington
42CreweCongletonLeighton Hospital, Middlewich and Holmes Chapel
84CreweChesterWillaston, Nantwich and Tarporley
84XCreweNantwich
85NantwichNewcastle-under-LymeCrewe, Madeley and Keele University

Notes and References

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdqpz2n1xqo
  2. Web site: Approval given to start work on major town centre regeneration scheme. September 15, 2021. Royal Arcade Crewe.
  3. Web site: 03/02/23 - Council reveals final design for artwork at Crewe's Royal Arcade. www.cheshireeast.gov.uk.
  4. Web site: Bus Service Timetables and Journey Planning. www.cheshireeast.gov.uk.
  5. Web site: D&G Bus. dgbus.co.uk.