Middlesbrough bus station explained

Middlesbrough Bus Station
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:bus
Borough:Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
England
Coordinates:54.5761°N -1.2395°W
Owned:Middlesbrough Borough Council
Operator:Middlesbrough Borough Council
Bus Stands:21
Opened:1982
Map Type:United Kingdom North Yorkshire

Middlesbrough Bus Station serves the town of Middlesbrough in North Yorkshire, England. It is located around NaNmiles from the town's railway station.

History

It was opened in 1982, at a cost of £5.3 million, by the actress Pat Phoenix.[1] It stands partly on the site of the previous bus station, which belonged to United Automobile Services.

From mid-July 2012, the bus station was partially closed for around six weeks, to allow for improvement work to take place – at a cost of around £1.5 million. Work was carried out in order to improve accessibility for disabled people, by creating low floor access at the majority of stops. As well as this, work was undertaken to reconstruct the main concourse, and a partial reconstruction of the ramps.[2] [3]

On 2 February 2015 an Arriva bus service 28 collided with the bus stations south stands, no one was injured in the crash but significant damage was sustained to the bus station building which included damage to the roof and floor to ceiling windows.

On 23 December 2021 an out of service Arriva bus was shunted into the bus stations north stands by a Go Northeast coach, again no one was injured but damage was sustained to the bus station building which included damage to the railings, roof and floor to ceiling windows.

In January 2024 Tees Valley Combined Authority announced a £15 million investment to significantly revamp the bus station and bring it up to a modern and fit for purpose standard. Details of which will be released in due course

Operators

There are 21 stands for local bus services, with additional stands located on the upper floor for regional and national coach services.[4]

Arriva North East and Stagecoach North East operate most routes in and around the town.

Stagecoach North East routes 36, 37 and 38 combine to provide up to 8 buses per hour between Middlesbrough and Stockton, with services continuing to Hartlepool, North Tees Hospital and Norton. The company also operates a regular service to Coulby Newham, James Cook University Hospital, Hemlington and Park End.

Arriva North East operate services from the town to County Durham, Darlington, North Yorkshire and the Tees Valley. The company also operates the X93 service, which runs from Middlesbrough to Guisborough, Whitby, Robin Hood's Bay and Scarborough.

Go North East operate the X-Lines X10 express service from Middlesbrough to Newcastle upon Tyne via Peterlee, using a fleet of four high-specification double-deck Alexander Dennis Enviro 400 MMC vehicles, branded in a gold and purple livery.

Megabus and National Express operate regional and national coach services accessed via the express lounge located on the upper floor of the bus station.

Services

As of April 2022, the stand allocation is:

StandRouteDestination
239
362
64
64A
64B
101
4X3
X3A
X4
X4A
628
28A
29
763
85
5A
99Ormesby, Overfields
X93
108
1217
17A
X17
1310
13
13A
13B
14Acklam
1412
1636
37
38
17X66
X67
18X12
X22
19X10
201
13Newham Grange
13ANewham Grange
2134Wolviston, Low Grange

Notes and References

  1. News: McNeal . Ian . 16 November 2015 . Middlesbrough bus station: Take a ride back to the past with our archive pictures . . 22 April 2018.
  2. News: 15 July 2012 . Bus station to get £1.5m revamp . . 14 March 2020.
  3. News: McKenzie . Sandy . 17 April 2012 . Middlesbrough bus station for £1.5m revamp . . 7 July 2012.
  4. News: 4 December 2021 . Middlesbrough Bus Station Stand Information . Connect Tees Valley . 21 April 2022.