Bus operator Arriva has announced several changes to services in County Durham from this weekend.
Following the reopening of the Durham City bus station on Sunday (December 7), Arriva has notified passengers of changes to timetables and location pick-up points due to the new facility.
Temporary bus stops have been in operation along North Road and Milburngate in the years since the former station closed, but services will now return to the new site.
The £10.4m bus station was initially due to open in Summer 2023 but was delayed until November 2023 and later January 2024.
Durham County Council said the new bus station has been designed to increase the overall space for passengers, which includes increasing the reversing area for buses leaving bays and widening the exit onto North Road to improve visibility, with additional pedestrian access also being created.
Arriva said the changes will accommodate the new stand allocations and assist in the removal of stand clashes between services.
What are the changes?
Service 6 (Durham - Cockfield - Barnard Castle): Monday to Friday journeys between 5pm and 6pm from Durham slightly retimed.
Service 24 (Durham to Hartlepool): 9pm Monday to Friday service from Hartlepool retimed to 8:55pm.
Service 43 (Durham - Esh Winning): Adjusted timetable Monday to Saturday to accommodate new stand within Durham bus station.
Service 49 (Durham - Brandon): Slight adjustment to running times to assist in stand availability.
Service X12 (Middlesbrough - Durham - Newcastle): Slight adjustment to AM/ PM peak journeys towards Newcastle to assist in stand availability.
Service 64 (Arnison Centre - Serburn): Will continue to service North Road, along with peak time journeys to Framwellgate Moor on services 6 and X46, however the stand location will change.
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Services heading towards Neville's Cross or X12s to Newcastle will no longer need to operate via Milburngate and now will be able to turn left out of the bus station.
A map which shows the new departure points within the bus station or on North Road is available below:
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