Haymarket Bus Station, Leicester
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Haymarket bus station is a bus station serving the city of Leicester
Leicester
Leicester is a city and unitary authority in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and at the edge of the National Forest...

. Built in 1994, it lies next to and serves as a transport hub for Haymarket Shopping Centre.

History

The bus station was developed at a proposed cost of £2m in mid-1994, coinciding with a major refurbishment of the adjacent Haymarket Shopping Centre  complex.

Facilities

The bus station is located next to the Haymarket Shopping Centre. There are some public toilets located next to Stand HC. The station has a takeaway called Food Stop At The Bus Stop, the First Leicester Travel Shop is located just inside the Haymarket Centre. Leicester Shopmobility is also located within the bus station where they provide mobility scooters or wheelchairs for elderly/disabled people. All stops have seating.

Stands

All stands within the bus station have up to date large print timetables for departures from that specific stop. All stops are lettered with a H. There is an overview of the bus station near the toilets that has information on which services depart what stand and their main daytime frequencies and whom the service is operated by. All stands have raised kerbs that make access easier to low floor buses.

The following table shows the bays in the bus station and which services use them:
Stand No. Service Operator Destination Notes
HA 6 Arriva Syston via Melton Road & Thurmaston (Asda)
Thurmaston
Thurmaston is a village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. As of the 2001 census its population was 8,945...

HB 5 Arriva East Goscote
East Goscote
East Goscote is a village and civil parish in the Charnwood district of Leicestershire, England, just north of Syston. It is a medium sized village with a population of approximately 3,000. The village is twinned with Fleury-sur-Andelle, France....

 via Melton Road, Thurmaston
Thurmaston
Thurmaston is a village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. As of the 2001 census its population was 8,945...

, Syston & Queniborough
5A Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray
Melton Mowbray is a town in the Melton borough of Leicestershire, England. It is to the northeast of Leicester, and southeast of Nottingham...

 via Melton Road, Thurmaston, Syston, Rearsby & Asfordby
HC 22 First Rushey Mead
Rushey Mead
Rushey Mead is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England. It comprises the northern Leicester suburb of Rushey Mead in its entirety, as well as historical parts of Northfields and Thurmaston.-Geography:...

 via Melton Road & Gleneagles Avenue
HD 70A Centrebus
Centrebus
Centrebus is a privately owned company that operate a number of services around Leicester and Leicestershire, Grantham, Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire, mainly in areas where Arriva has scaled down its bus operations. Centrebus also competes with Arriva on some routes in Leicester, Luton and Stevenage...

Birstall
Birstall, Leicestershire
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of the Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area....

 (Wanlip Lane) via Abbey Lane
70B Birstall
Birstall, Leicestershire
Birstall is a large village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is three miles north of the Leicester city centre and is part of the wider Leicester Urban Area....

 (Harrowgate Drive) via Abbey Lane & Sibson Road
162 Coachcare
Coachcare Travel
-History:Coachcare is owned by Mr. R. Sankar and the company are based at 12 Murrayfield Road, Braunstone.-Routes:Coachcare Travel operate the following bus services in Leicester and Leicestershire.-Bus Services:-School Services:...

New Parks
New Parks
New Parks is an electoral ward and administrative division of the city of Leicester, England, consisting of the Leicester suburb of New Parks in its entirety.-Geography:...

 (Tatlow Road) via Newfoundpool & Gillman Road
HE 25 First Beaumont Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre is located in Beaumont Leys, on the edge of Leicester. The shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA.-Facilities:There are three free car parks located within the main shopping area...

 via Belgrave Road, Mowmacre Hill & Astill Lodge Road
HF 26 Mowmacre Hill via Abbey Park Road, Heacham Drive, Beaumont Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre is located in Beaumont Leys, on the edge of Leicester. The shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA.-Facilities:There are three free car parks located within the main shopping area...

 & Astill Lodge Road
HG 123 Kinchbus
Kinchbus
Kinchbus is a bus operator based in Loughborough. It was originally an independent company established by Gilbert Kinch, but is now owned by the Wellglade Group. It operates various local services around Loughborough, Route 2 from Leicester to Loughborough and Skylink from Derby to Loughborough...

Loughborough
Loughborough
Loughborough is a town within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. It is the seat of Charnwood Borough Council and is home to Loughborough University...

 via County Hall, Anstey, Thurcaston, Cropston & Quorn
Saturdays
HH 94 First Glenfield
Glenfield
Glenfield may refer to:*Glenfield, Leicestershire, the administrative base of Leicestershire County Council, Leicestershire in England.*Glenfield, New Zealand, a suburb of Auckland, New Zealand.*Glenfield, New South Wales, is a suburb of Sydney, Australia....

 (The Square) via Woodgate, Stephenson Drive & Charnor Road
HJ 21 First Thurmaston
Thurmaston
Thurmaston is a village and civil parish within the Charnwood borough of Leicestershire, England. As of the 2001 census its population was 8,945...

 (Blount Road) via St Matthews, Catherine Street & Barkby Road
21A Hamilton (Tesco) via St Matthews, Catherine Street, Barkby Road & Sandhills Avenue
HK 12 First Kirby Frith (Ryder Road) via Glenfield Road, Liberty Road & Park Rise
HL 14 Arriva Kirby Frith (Ryder Road) via Woodgate, Aikman Avenue & Liberty Road
HM 14 First Kirby Frith (Ryder Road) via Woodgate, Aikman Avenue & Tournament Road
14A Beaumont Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre
Beaumont Shopping Centre is located in Beaumont Leys, on the edge of Leicester. The shopping centre is owned by British Land and managed by GVA.-Facilities:There are three free car parks located within the main shopping area...

 via Woodgate, Aikman Avenue & Glenfield Hospital
Glenfield Hospital
Glenfield Hospital, or Glenfield General Hospital, is situated near Glenfield, on the outskirts of Leicester. It is one of England's main hospitals for coronary care, and the current extensions will also make it the largest maternity unit in Western Europe.Glenfield Hospital is located at the...

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