Bristol Bus and Coach Station  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Marlborough Street City of Bristol United Kingdom | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°27′33″N2°35′36″W / 51.4592°N 2.5932°W /51.4592; -2.5932 | ||||
| Operated by | First West of England | ||||
| Bus routes | 17 City Centre to Kingswood via Southmead & Fishponds 39 Bristol to Bath via Keynsham | ||||
| Bus stands | 19 | ||||
| Bus operators | First West of England Newport Transport National Express | ||||
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| Structure type | at-grade | ||||
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| Website | www | ||||
| History | |||||
| Opened | 1958 (Original Station) 2006 (Current Station) | ||||
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Bristol Bus and Coach Station serves the city ofBristol in the west of England. It is situated on Marlborough Street, near theBroadmead shopping area. The original bus station and onsite depot were opened in 1958 by theBristol Omnibus Company. It was later redeveloped with the current bus station opening in 2006.[1]
Before 1958 Bristol had no bus station; most country and long-distance coach services departed from Prince Street, and others used street stops inthe Centre, Canon's Road andOld Market.[2]
The station is managed byFirst West of England.[3] There are 19 bays, Bays 1 to 7 are forNational Express long-distance coach services, bay 8 is forFlixbus, bays 9 & 10 are reserved for the A1 Airport Flyer service toBristol Airport viaBristol Temple Meads. Bays 11 to 19 are for local bus services to locations outside of Bristol.
Bristol Bus and Coach Station has many facilities including a First Bus Travelhub which offers information and ticket sales for First Bus services, a National Express Ticket Sales and Information Desk, National Express ticket machines, The Coffee Room cafe, 24-hour security and public toilets including an accessible toilet.
