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Eldon Square Bus Station is one of two bus stations serving Newcastle City Centre. It is owned by Newcastle City Council and is managed by Nexus.[1] The new glass-roofed bus station was built adjacent to the old bus station, on a former access road, and is accessible via the new mall.

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Eldon Square Bus Station
General information
Location	Eldon Square, Newcastle upon Tyne England
Coordinates	54°58′33″N 1°36′56″W
Owned by	Newcastle City Council
Operated by	Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive
Bus stands	10 (lettered A–K)
Bus operators	Arriva North East Go North East Stagecoach North East
Connections	Haymarket Haymarket Monument
Construction
Parking	Nearby pay and display car parking operated by Newcastle City Council
Disabled access	Step-free access throughout
Other information
Fare zone	Network One: 1 Transfare: Yellow
Website	www.nexus.org.uk/bus/bus-stations-and-stops/eldon-square-bus-station
Key dates
March 2007	Opened
Location
Eldon Square Bus Station Location in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Show map of Newcastle-upon-Tyne Eldon Square Bus Station Location in Tyne and Wear, England Show map of Tyne and Wear

It is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, a short walk from Newcastle University and Northumbria University. It offers a connection with services from Haymarket Bus Station and Haymarket Metro Station. It is attached to, and accessible from Eldon Square Shopping Centre, which links the bus station with the Northumberland Street and Monument areas of the city.

History

The present bus station opened in March 2007, replacing a previous bus station, located below the shopping centre, which has now been converted into a service area and new mall.[2]

Stands and services

The station has ten bus stands, nine for departures (stand A to J), and an additional alighting point (stand K).[3] The bus stands at Haymarket Bus Station continue the lettering sequence (stand L to Y). Each bus stand has ten seats, real-time information displays, and automatic doors (which open only when a bus is at the stand). Glass screens located at each bus stand feature artwork designed by Artstop Studios.[4]

Eldon Square is mainly served by Go North East, with services operating in and around Gateshead, County Durham, Northumberland, Teesside and the Tyne Valley.

Stagecoach North East operate local services to the west of the city, including Kingston Park, Newcastle Airport, Ponteland and Throckley.

Arriva North East and Stagecoach Cumbria & North Lancashire jointly operate the Cross Pennine 685 service heading west to Hexham and Carlisle.

Buses from the nearby Haymarket Bus Station are predominantly operated by Arriva North East, and serve destinations in the north and east of the city, North Tyneside and Northumberland.

National Express coach services operate from Newcastle Coach Station, located on St. James Boulevard, with Megabus services operating from John Dobson Street.

As of January 2022^[update], the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
A	X82	Throckley
	684	Hexham       via Wylam & Corbridge
	X85	Hexham       via Corbridge
B	47	Consett       via Metrocentre & Shotley Bridge
	47A	Consett       via Metrocentre & Medomsley
	X45	Consett       via Metrocentre & Shotley Bridge
	X46	Consett       via Metrocentre & Shotley Bridge
C	6	Lanchester       via Metrocentre & Stanley
	10	Hexham       via Metrocentre & Prudhoe
	10A	Blackhall Mill       via Metrocentre & Greenside
	10B	Low Prudhoe       via Metrocentre & Prudhoe
	12	Winlaton       via Blaydon
	12A	Winlaton       via Blaydon
D	X1	Easington Lane, Dalton Park or Peterlee       via Wrekenton & Washington
	X1A	Picktree Village       via Wrekenton & Washington
	X10	Middlesbrough       via Dalton Park & Peterlee
E	X30	Stanley       via Sunniside & Shield Row
	X31	Stanley       via Sunniside & East Stanley
	X70	Consett       via Sunniside & Leadgate
	X71	Consett       via Sunniside & Leadgate
	X72	Consett       via Sunniside & Annfield Plain
F	25	Langley Park       via Chester-le-Street & Waldridge
	X12	Middlesbrough       via Durham & Stockton
	X21	West Auckland       via Durham
G	21	Durham or Brandon       via Birtley & Chester-le-Street
H	X77	Darras Hall       via Airport & Ponteland
	X78	Darras Hall       via Airport & Ponteland
	X79	Kirkley Hall       via Airport & Ponteland
	X87	Newbiggin Hall       via Cowgate
	X88	Newbiggin Hall via Cowgate
J	74	Hexham       via Ponteland & Matfen
	X47	Kingston Park       via Cowgate

References

External links

• Media related to Eldon Square bus station at Wikimedia Commons
• Map of stands and services for Eldon Square and Haymarket bus stations

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