Harrow bus station  | |
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| General information | |
| Location | College Road London Borough of Harrow |
| Operated by | Transport for London |
| Bus routes | 114,140,182,183,186,223,258,340,395,483,640,H9,H10,H11,H14,H17,H18,H19,N18,N140,SL9 andSL10 |
| Bus stands | 5 |
| Bus operators | |
| Connections | Harrow-on-the-Hill station (adjacent) |
| History | |
| Opened | 30 May 1981 (1981-05-30) |
Harrow bus station serves the town ofHarrow inGreater London, England. It is owned and maintained byTransport for London.[1]
The bus station is on College Road, opposite theSt Ann's Shopping Centre and approximately 100 metres from theHarrow-on-the-Hill rail and tube stations.[citation needed]
There are five stands within the bus station. The main operators at the bus station areLondon Sovereign andMetroline.[citation needed]
Buses go from Harrow as far afield asWatford,Ealing,Edgware,Brent Cross,Golders Green,Wembley,Heathrow Airport,Ruislip,Northolt,Greenford,Charing Cross (Night Bus),Bushey Heath andNorthwood.[citation needed]
An official opening ceremony was held on 27 May 1981, attended by the chairman of London Transport and the Mayor of Harrow. It was built at a cost of £865,000. The bus station opened to the public on 30 May.[2] It was one of the first London Transport buildings to be built with the disabled in mind – the design included anaccessible toilet anddropped kerbs.[3]
Vandalism was a major problem for the bus station.[4] In April 1988,London Regional Transport announced that they had commissioned an architect to examine the bus station and recommend changes to counter vandalism.[5] The bus station reopened on 27 June 1993 following a four month refurbishment.[6]
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