Crewe bus station in Crewe, Cheshire East, England, is a bus terminus for approximately 11 bus services. It opened to the public on 7th May 2024[1] as part of the Royal Arcade development in Crewe town centre.
Crewe  | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Crewe Cheshire East |
| Operated by | Cheshire East Council |
| Bus stands | 9 + 1 Coach |
| Bus operators | D&G Bus First Potteries Mikro Coaches Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire |
| History | |
| Opened | May 2024 |
The bus station is located on Delamere Street, with access also from Victoria Street. The bus station has 9 bus stands and 1 coach stand, although no scheduled coach services are currently planned for the bus station.
In September 2021, planning permission was granted for the Royal Arcade development,[2] with Phase 1 incorporating a 400 space multi-storey car park and 10 stand bus station. Following initial delays, in January 2023, the former bus station closed and a temporary bus station was placed, containing 8 stands, in the location near to the new bus station.
Cheshire East Council revealed the external artwork design for the new bus station in February 2023,[3] which was subsequently placed on the eastern elevation of the new bus station, overlooking the new bus stands with the words ‘Forged by Hand’ sitting atop the bold inclusion of the town's name.
Services
editThe majority of services are operated by D&G Bus, with First Potteries, Mikro Coaches and Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire also using the station.[4]
D&G Bus operate 8 routes from Crewe Bus Station[5] including regular services in and around Crewe as well as to the nearby towns of Congleton, Macclesfield, Nantwich, Newcastle-under-Lyme, Northwich, Sandbach and Winsford.
Buses were also run from Crewe to Nantwich via villages in South Cheshire, operated by Mikro Coaches; Hanley by First Potteries and Chester via Nantwich by Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.
A full list of services is shown below:
| Bus route | From | To | Via |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Crewe | Hanley | Alsager, Kidsgrove and Tunstall |
| 8 | Sydney | Wistaston Green | Crewe |
| 12 | Shavington | Leighton Hospital | Crewe |
| 31 | Crewe | Northwich | Leighton Hospital and Winsford |
| 37 | Crewe | Northwich | Sandbach, Middlewich and Winsford |
| 38 | Crewe | Macclesfield | Sandbach and Congleton |
| 39 | Crewe | Nantwich | Shavington |
| 42 | Crewe | Congleton | Leighton Hospital, Middlewich and Holmes Chapel |
| 84 | Crewe | Chester | Willaston, Nantwich and Tarporley |
| 84X | Crewe | Nantwich | |
| 85 | Nantwich | Newcastle-under-Lyme | Crewe, Madeley and Keele University |
References
edit- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckdqpz2n1xqo
- ^ "Approval given to start work on major town centre regeneration scheme". Royal Arcade Crewe. September 15, 2021.
- ^ "03/02/23 - Council reveals final design for artwork at Crewe's Royal Arcade". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk.
- ^ "Bus Service Timetables and Journey Planning". www.cheshireeast.gov.uk.
- ^ "D&G Bus". dgbus.co.uk.