Shrewsbury bus station explained

Shrewsbury bus station
Address:Shrewsbury,
Borough:Shropshire,
Country:England
Coordinates:52.71°N -2.75°W
Operator:Shropshire Council
Bus Routes:1, 2, 3A, X5, X7, X10, X10A 11, 12, 17, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 64, 74, 74A, X75, 96, 96A, 409, 435, 436, 501, 511, 540, 552, 553, 558, 576
Bus Stands:16
Connections:Shrewsbury railway station (0.1 mi)
Parking:No
Bicycle:Yes
Accessible:Yes
Opened:1989
Map Type:United Kingdom Shropshire

Shrewsbury bus station is a bus station and terminus located on Raven Meadows in the centre of Shrewsbury, the county town of Shropshire, England.

Local and inter-city services, predominantly operated by Arriva Midlands North, run from the station. Additional services are operated by Lakeside Coaches, Tanat Valley, Celtic Travel and Minsterley Motors.[1]

The station is connected to the Darwin Shopping Centre by an escalator and is adjacent to a Premier Inn hotel. Facilities include toilets, baby changing, a car park, anewsagent shop and a travel agent. It is also located 0.1 mi from Shrewsbury railway station.[2]

The station is considered to be dated due to its 1980s architecture partially under a 1960s multi-storey car park. There have been plans for the station to be modernised and rebuilt, or even demolished completely, as part of the town's "Big Town Plan". The demolition of the station would mean the town would not have a central bus terminus and would instead use smaller sites on the town's Park and Ride routes.[3] [4] [5]

Routes

RouteDestinationOperatorStandNotes
Telford Estate Arriva Midlands NorthD
Hawthorne Estate Arriva Midlands NorthB
Arriva Midlands NorthCSchool days only
Arriva Midlands NorthG
Arriva Midlands NorthSTerm Time only
Arriva Midlands NorthH
Arriva Midlands NorthH
Arriva Midlands NorthF
Arriva Midlands NorthB
Sutton Farm CircularArriva Midlands NorthH
Radbrook GreenLakeside CoachesA
Lakeside CoachesB
Arriva Midlands NorthM
Arriva Midlands NorthJ
Arriva Midlands NorthJ
Arriva Midlands NorthM
Arriva Midlands NorthE
Arriva Midlands NorthKSome buses continue to Hanley via Newcastle-under-Lyme
Tanat Valley CoachesNSome buses terminate at Llanymynech
Celtic TravelRSome buses terminate at Llanidloes
Select Bus ServicesS
Select Bus ServicesSAlso Serves Madeley
National ExpressS
National ExpressS
Minsterley MotorsN
Select Bus ServicesP
Lakeside CoachesP
Arriva Midlands NorthLSome buses terminate at Wem
Arriva Midlands NorthLDoes not serve Clive
Lakeside CoachesN
Minsterley MotorsN
Minsterley MotorsN
Tanat Valley CoachesR
Tanat Valley CoachesRSome buses terminate at Baschurch

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bus Travel in Shrewsbury . Arriva Bus.
  2. Web site: Shrewsbury Bus Station . Visit Mid Wales.
  3. News: Plea for rethink on future of Shrewsbury bus station . Humphreys . Nick . Shropshire Star . 2020-09-02.
  4. News: Transport boss defends 'aspiration' of getting rid of Shrewsbury bus station . Humphreys . Nick . Shropshire Star . 2020-07-31.
  5. Web site: Trigg . Keri . Campaigners urge council to commit to keeping Shrewsbury bus station . 2023-02-26 . www.shropshirestar.com . 24 February 2023 . en.