Haymarket bus station is a bus station located in the Haymarket area of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is situated on Percy Street, adjacent to Metro. It is a short walk from both Newcastle and Northumbria Universities, Newcastle Civic Centre and the Great North Museum: Hancock.
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.
Stands and services The station has fourteen bus stands, twelve for departures (stands L to X), and two alighting points (Y & an unnamed bus parking stand). The bus stands continue the lettering sequence of nearby (stands A–K; no I). A Nexus enquiry office is 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.
, the stand allocation is: StandRouteDestinationL306Whitley Bay 308Blyth M307North Shields 309Blyth N350Whitley Bay 351Whitley Bay X20Alnwick X39Cobalt Business ParkPX21Newbiggin-by-the-SeaX22Widdrington QX14ThroptonX15Berwick-upon-Tweed X16Morpeth X18Berwick-upon-Tweed RQ3Brunton ParkQ3XBrunton ParkS43Morpeth 44Dinnington45DinningtonTX46Brunton ParkUX10Blyth X11X30Bebside VX7Blyth X8Blyth X9Blyth W54AWhitley Bay 352Cramlington 354North Shields X355Forest Hall356Whitley Bay
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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 solid roof structure.
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