Bedford Bus Station
The main operator at Bedford bus station is Stagecoach in Bedford. Other operators include Stagecoach in Northants, Grant Palmer, Cedar Coaches, Flittabus and Ivel Sprinter.
History
The bus station and adjacent multi storey car park were originally constructed in the 1960s. In 2012, plans were launched to redevelop the Bedford bus station as part of the Town Centre's renovation plan.
In June 2013, plans to rebuild the bus station were approved by the local council. The rebuilt bus station opened in March 2015.
Services
Bus services run from the bus station around the town. Services go as far afield as Kettering, Northampton, Milton Keynes, Oxford, Luton, Hitchin, Sandy, Biggleswade and Cambridge.
National Express services also call at the bus station. (Services 305 Southend-Liverpool, 314 Cambridge-Birmingham/Southport and 326 Newcastle-Cambridge)
Gallery
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Service X5 laying over at the bus station
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Bus waiting at a bay at the bus station
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A view of the former Bedford bus station
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Interior
References
- ^ "Better Buses - Bedfordshire Railway and Transport Association (BRTA)". Archived from the original on 2008-06-24. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Proposed bus station redevelopment" (PDF). Bedford Borough Council. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
- ^ "Bus station to go ahead - Property Week". Archived from the original on 2012-05-15. Retrieved 2011-03-31.
- ^ "Bedford £8.8m bus station gets go-ahead". BBC News. 2013-06-26. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Bedford bus station plans unveiled". ITV News. Archived from the original on 2013-07-21. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Bedford's new £8.8m bus station officially opens". BBC News. 2015-03-29. Archived from the original on 2022-04-25. Retrieved 2022-04-25.
- ^ "Bedford bus station opens". Bus & Coach Buyer. 2015-04-08. Archived from the original on 2021-04-23. Retrieved 2022-04-25.