(03 Feb 2015, 8:46 pm)JoshP wrote Any update on the 'new' bus station?
(03 Feb 2015, 9:03 pm)Jimmi wrote I haven't heard anything.
I'm still think it is a dump, was waiting for the 7 the other week and had to try and avoid being drenched from the leaky roof. North Road doesn't look pretty either.
Perhaps this is why Davie thinks Durham is a ****hole.
(03 Feb 2015, 10:02 pm)JoshP wrote I can't see anything happening if I'm honest!
(04 Feb 2015, 5:15 pm)Malarkey wrote Following on from the comments above, id be more than happy to smash through Durham Bus Station with a Wrecking Ball, as from looking at it its just horrid and I am quite surprised nobody has been knocked over as Buses come out of it, then you have all the issues with Vehicles going on other stands, a leaking roof and god knows what else, I dont think I have been in a worse Bus Station anywhere else when on my travels, I would even go as far as saying Concord has a better Bus Station , Either way its time for change in Durham.
(04 Feb 2015, 5:15 pm)Malarkey wrote Following on from the comments above, id be more than happy to smash through Durham Bus Station with a Wrecking Ball, as from looking at it its just horrid and I am quite surprised nobody has been knocked over as Buses come out of it, then you have all the issues with Vehicles going on other stands, a leaking roof and god knows what else, I dont think I have been in a worse Bus Station anywhere else when on my travels, I would even go as far as saying Concord has a better Bus Station , Either way its time for change in Durham.
(04 Feb 2015, 5:36 pm)Jimmi wrote The story I was referring to about someone being hit on North Road (just outside the Bus Station).It is a complete blind spot for the driver when coming out as he or she has to approach the exit with extreme caution as a Pedestrian could walk out into the road at anytime, and you would think incidents like the above would occur a lot more often as a result.
http://www.thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/11...it_by_bus/
(04 Feb 2015, 6:05 pm)Malarkey wrote It is a complete blind spot for the driver when coming out as he or she has to approach the exit with extreme caution as a Pedestrian could walk out into the road at anytime, and you would think incidents like the above would occur a lot more often as a result.
(04 Feb 2015, 6:05 pm)Malarkey wrote It is a complete blind spot for the driver when coming out as he or she has to approach the exit with extreme caution as a Pedestrian could walk out into the road at anytime, and you would think incidents like the above would occur a lot more often as a result.
(04 Feb 2015, 7:29 pm)aureolin wrote They should be anyway, as there's a stop line at the end of the exit? If someone is crossing North Road, then the bus shouldn't cross that stop line until the pedestrian is clear of the road.Seen a few this morning when standing on North Road taking photos that came flying around the corner and slamming on the Breaks.
(04 Feb 2015, 8:43 pm)Malarkey wrote Come up with a little plan for what should happen with Durham Bus Station/North Road.
1.) North Road Roundabout is Removed and replaced with a 3 Way Traffic Light Junction in line with the A690/W2W and North Road.
2.) Metcalfe House is Demolished to make room for more space for the New Bus Station.
3.) Current Bus Station is Demolished with Temporary Bus Stops Situated on North Road/Milburngate and Sutton Street while New Bus Station is Constructed.
4.) 3 Way Traffic Lights Signal will be inserted on the W2W for Entrance/Exit to New Bus Station.
5.) 2 Way Traffic Lights Signal will be inserted on North Road on the Exit of the New Bus Station leading down towards Milburngate.
6.) Current Shop Units attached to the Current will remain and be fully refurbished with a frontal facelift.
7.) More Shop Units will also be created within the New Bus Station.
8.) Station Facilities will be greatly improved with Male/Female/Disabled Toilets and Baby Change Installed in the New Bus Station.
9.) Travel Office will be Installed in one of the New Shop Units.
(04 Feb 2015, 9:00 pm)gtom wrote Haha
There's no reason the Bus Station has to stay where it is. That's premium student accommodation listing land
(04 Feb 2015, 9:01 pm)Kuyoyo wrote And where else could it go?
(04 Feb 2015, 9:10 pm)Malarkey wrote If we are talking about the current Eldon Square then yes, another awfully designed Bus Station I might add.
(04 Feb 2015, 9:18 pm)Andreos1 wrote Yeah it is bad.I remember that, I was wanting to knock down the old bit of Eldon Square Shopping Centre which has pretty much no Shops to make way for a New Bus Station, as I recall we were talking about where you could put a potential New Bus Station in Newcastle City Centre, other than on Worswick Street.
There was one point you wanted rid of the grade II listed buildings around the hippy green. The comments are in bus station designs.
(08 Oct 2015, 9:39 am)Jimmi wrote Durham Bus Station is getting beyond a joke now...I got in on the 22 at about 10:30. The driver ended up sitting at the bus stop on Millburngate bridge for a few minutes. When we did get into the station, he still couldn't get to the stand as there were only stands E&F free, by the look of it, at the time.
The X12 I'm currently on ended up leaving Durham Bus Station 6 minutes late thanks to the mess that is Durham Bus Station with buses on various incorrect stands, when the X12 arrived Service 50 was on stand A, Service 44A was on stand B, Service 48 was on C and the 6 was on D, this meant that the X12 was unable to pull onto a stand near enough so ended up dropping the passengers off at the opposite side of the bus station then had to come back round although had to wait a minute until the 44A left meaning it had to pull onto stand B and because of it being unable to get straight onto a stand to pick up the passengers it left 6 minutes late. This happened the last time I got the X12 as well.
Ridiculous!
(11 Nov 2015, 9:31 am)BusLoverMum wrote Not strictly to do with the bus station but clearly part of the whole traffic infrastructure developments, in Durham, a new permanent looking matrix sign has been installed off the sherburn roundabout on the A181.
It's currently advising of lumiere related delays.
(15 Nov 2015, 9:31 pm)tyresmoke wrote As for Durham Bus Station, it's just one thing in a massive list of things this region cannot do properly. The bus stations in Yorkshire are 3 times the size