Slough bus station explained

Slough bus station is a bus station in Slough, United Kingdom. The bus station is situated adjacent to Slough railway station.[1]

History

Partial demolition of the former 1970s Slough bus station along with Compair House, a disused office block, began in February 2010 to allow for the construction of the new bus station, which started in March 2010.[2] [3] Services transferred from the old bus station to the new bus station on 28 May 2011.[4]

The bus station was seriously damaged by a fire on 29 October 2022 which started from a parked bus and spread across the roof of the station, damaging three other buses that were being stored overnight and forcing bus operators to arrange temporary bus stands nearby.[5] It remains closed .[6]

References

  1. News: 2009-05-18 . Bus station set for £400m revamp . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-09.
  2. News: 2010-02-17 . Slough sheds 'The Office' image . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-09.
  3. Web site: 2010-03-24 . Heart of Slough beats faster . 2023-02-09 . Slough Observer . en.
  4. News: 2011-05-28 . New Slough bus station opens . en-GB . BBC News . 2023-02-09.
  5. News: 29 October 2022 . Slough bus station fire spread across whole roof . BBC News . 29 October 2022.
  6. Web site: Planning your journey by bus, coach and train. Slough Borough Council. 18 December 2023.

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