Derby Bus Station
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Derby Bus Station serves the city of Derby
, Derbyshire
, England
.
The original bus station was the first purpose-built bus station
in the United Kingdom
. Designed by Charles Herbert Aslin, the Borough Architect, it opened in 1933. It was the first of its kind in the world, with railway-style platforms. It had an art deco
cafe and diner, in which The Beatles
once dined.
The station closed in October 2005 and was demolished in July 2006 following some degree of protest, most prominently from one individual who camped on the roof for several months in a final attempt to save the building, part of which is now planned to be rebuilt at Crich Tramway Museum. Following the demolition, work started in 2007 on the Riverlights development; a complex of shops, a casino, apartments, travel shop, information centre and a new bus terminal with two adjoining hotels on the complex expected to be Hilton and Holiday Inn. The new bus station opened on 27 March 2010.
Notes
1. The services that are not listed above continue to use their normal on-street stops
2. Services departing after midnight use nearby street stops due to the Bus Station being closed, see individual timetables for information
3. Services SWI (Arriva), 108 & 109 towards the Railway Station depart from either Albert Street B3 or Corporation Street J4 NOT the Bus Station
Derby
Derby , is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands region of England. It lies upon the banks of the River Derwent and is located in the south of the ceremonial county of Derbyshire. In the 2001 census, the population of the city was 233,700, whilst that of the Derby Urban Area was 229,407...
, Derbyshire
Derbyshire
Derbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.
The original bus station was the first purpose-built bus station
Bus station
A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Designed by Charles Herbert Aslin, the Borough Architect, it opened in 1933. It was the first of its kind in the world, with railway-style platforms. It had an art deco
Art Deco
Art deco , or deco, is an eclectic artistic and design style that began in Paris in the 1920s and flourished internationally throughout the 1930s, into the World War II era. The style influenced all areas of design, including architecture and interior design, industrial design, fashion and...
cafe and diner, in which The Beatles
The Beatles
The Beatles were an English rock band, active throughout the 1960s and one of the most commercially successful and critically acclaimed acts in the history of popular music. Formed in Liverpool, by 1962 the group consisted of John Lennon , Paul McCartney , George Harrison and Ringo Starr...
once dined.
The station closed in October 2005 and was demolished in July 2006 following some degree of protest, most prominently from one individual who camped on the roof for several months in a final attempt to save the building, part of which is now planned to be rebuilt at Crich Tramway Museum. Following the demolition, work started in 2007 on the Riverlights development; a complex of shops, a casino, apartments, travel shop, information centre and a new bus terminal with two adjoining hotels on the complex expected to be Hilton and Holiday Inn. The new bus station opened on 27 March 2010.
Services
The following is a list of services that are now departing from the new bus station:| Bay No. | Service | Operator | Destination |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emergency use only | ||
| 2 | 9 | Littles Travel | Borrowash via Spondon & Ockbrook |
| 59 | Doyles | Ilkeston via Smalley & Stanley Common | |
| X17 | Notts and Derby | Borrowash express via A52 | |
| 3 | 17 | Notts and Derby | Duffield via Darley Abbey & Allestree |
| 17A | Notts and Derby | Allestree via Darley Abbey | |
| 109 | Arriva Midlands | Ashbourne via Quarndon, Weston Underwood & Hulland Ward | |
| IF | Trent Barton | Ilkeston via Spondon & Kirk Hallam | |
| Felix | |||
| 4 | BC | Trent Barton | Mansfield via Ilkeston, Cotmanhay & Heanor |
| Felix | Cotmanhay via West Hallam & Ilkeston | ||
| TM Travel | Heanor via West Hallam, Ilkeston & Cotmanhay (Sundays) | ||
| TP | Trent Barton | Nottingham direct via A52 | |
| Manchester via Belper, Matlock & Buxton | |||
| 5 | RA | Trent Barton | Nottingham direct via Queens Medical Centre |
| 6 | 4 | Trent Barton | Nottingham via Borrowash, Risley & Sandiacre |
| IGO | Trent Barton | Nottingham via Borrowash, Long Eaton, Chilwell & Beeston | |
| 7 | SFb | Trent Barton | Spondon direct via A52 |
| SFr | |||
| 8 | 20 | Arriva Derby | Roosevelt Avenue via Reginald Road South |
| 9 | 22 | Arriva Derby | Chaddesden Circular via Oakwood |
| 10 | 24 | Arriva Derby | Oakwood Circular via Chaddesden |
| 11 | 26 | Arriva Derby | Oakwood (Smalley Drive) via Max Road |
| 12 | 73 | Notts and Derby | Weston on Trent via Alvaston & Aston on Trent |
| Skylink (6am-midnight) | Kinchbus | Leicester via East Midlands Airport & Loughborough | |
| 13 | 41 | Arriva Derby | Allenton Circular via Rail Station & Alvaston |
| 14 | 44 | Arriva Derby | Alvaston Circulars via Rail Station |
| 45 | |||
| 15 | 36 | Arriva Derby | Littleover Circulars via Normanton Road and Sunny Hill |
| 36A | |||
| 42 | Arriva Derby | Alvaston & Allenton Circular via Pride Park | |
| 43 | |||
| 16 | 37 | Arriva Derby | Sinfin (Deep Dale Lane) via Stenson Road |
| 17 | 38 | Arriva Derby | Sinfin via Sinfin Lane |
| 18 | 60 | Arriva Derby | Chellaston via Allenton, Shelton Lock & Maple Drive |
| 61 | Arriva Derby | Swadlincote via Allenton, Sinfin Avenue, West Chellaston & Melbourne | |
| 19 | Mb | Trent Barton | Mickleover Circulars via Royal Derby Hospital |
| 20 | Mr | ||
| 21 | RA | Trent Barton | Chesterfield via Ripley & Alfreton |
| 22 | 6.1 | Trent Barton | Bakewell via Belper, Wirksworth & Matlock |
| 6.2 | Trent Barton | Ripley via Duffield, Belper & Heage | |
| 6.3 | |||
| 6.4 | Trent Barton | Belper vis Allestree & Duffield | |
| 7.1 | Trent Barton | Belper via Holbrook & Openwoodgate | |
| 23 | V1 | Trent Barton | Burton upon Trent via Etwall & Hilton |
| V2 | Burton upon Trent via Etwall & Eggington | ||
| 24 | 6.X | Trent Barton | Openwoodgate direct via A38 |
| 108 | TM Travel | Leek via Kirk Langley & Ashbourne (Sundays) | |
| SWI | Trent Barton | Uttoxeter via Brailsford, Ashbourne, Mayfield & Rocester | |
| Arriva Midlands | Mayfield via Brailsford & Ashbourne | ||
| V3 | Trent Barton | Burton upon Trent via Willington & Repton | |
| Notts & Derby | Barrow upon Trent (School) via Willington & Twyford | ||
| 25-29 | National Express & Long Distance Coaches | ||
Notes
1. The services that are not listed above continue to use their normal on-street stops
2. Services departing after midnight use nearby street stops due to the Bus Station being closed, see individual timetables for information
3. Services SWI (Arriva), 108 & 109 towards the Railway Station depart from either Albert Street B3 or Corporation Street J4 NOT the Bus Station