Haymarket bus station is a bus station located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated next to the Haymarket Metro station, by the northern end of Northumberland Street and almost adjacent to Newcastle University.

History

The original bus station opened in 1930 and was rebuilt in 1971. It was completely rebuilt again, on a slightly different site, in 1996. This second rebuild was due to the expansion of the nearby Marks & Spencer shop, necessitating the demolition of a number of properties. The opportunity was taken to enlarge the bus station from 9 to 13 stands.

The station has 13 bus stands, lettered L to Y, with an additional alighting point located outside the main bus station building. The bus stands in nearby Eldon Square bus station are lettered A–K. A Nexus enquiry office and an Arriva travel shop are based within the bus station.

Haymarket bus station is mainly served by Arriva North East, with other routes operated by Go North East and independent operators. Services mainly operate to the north and east of the city, as well as North Tyneside and east Northumberland.

Buses from the nearby Eldon Square bus station serve destinations in the west of the city, as well as Gateshead, County Durham, Teesside and the Tyne Valley. Most long-distance coaches serve the separate Newcastle coach station.

Services and stands

As of January 2024, the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
L	306	Tynemouth/Whitley Bay       via North Shields
	308	Blyth       via Whitley Bay
M	307	North Shields       via Cobalt
	309	Blyth       via Cobalt & Whitley Bay
N	351	Whitley Bay       via Holystone & Earsdon
	X20	Alnwick       via Ashington & Alnmouth
	X39	Cobalt
	X75	Wallington Hall       via Ponteland & Belsay Hall
P	X21	Newbiggin-by-the-Sea       via Bedlington & Ashington
	X22	Ashington       via Bedlington
Q	X14	Thropton       via Morpeth & Rothbury
	X15	Berwick-upon-Tweed       via Morpeth & Alnwick
	X16	Morpeth       via Regent Centre
	X18	Berwick-upon-Tweed       via Morpeth & Alnwick
R	Q3	Newcastle Great Park       via Gosforth & Regent Centre
S	43	Cramlington /Morpeth       via Gosforth & Regent Centre
	44	Dinnington       via Gosforth & Regent Centre
	45
T	X46	Newcastle Great Park       via Gosforth & Regent Centre
U	X10	Blyth       via Cramlington
	X11
	X30	Bebside       via Blyth
V	X7	Blyth       via Burradon & Seaton Sluice
	X8	Blyth       via Cramlington
	X9
W	54	Whitley Bay       via Gosforth & Killingworth
	352	Cramlington       via Freeman Hospital & Killingworth
	354	North Shields       via Gosforth & Killingworth
X	47	Newcastle General Hospital
	355	Forest Hall      via Gosforth

Accidents and incidents

• A design fault in the glass roof caused panels to flex and dislodge from the frame in hot weather. A safety net was erected below the entire roof in July 2006, after a panel fell from the roof and injured a pedestrian. Since then the bus station has been redesigned, with the overhead glass panelling being replaced with a more solid roof structure.