Haymarket Bus Station

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Haymarket Bus Station is one of two bus stations serving the city centre of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.

Originally opened in 1930 and again in 1997^[1], it is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, near to Newcastle University and adjacent to the more modern Eldon Square Bus Station and Haymarket Metro Station. It is accessible from Northumberland Street either directly from the northern end or through Marks and Spencer. A travel shop for Arriva North East is based within the bus station.

The Haymarket Bus Station consits of 15 bus Stands, they are lettered L - Y. The Haymarket Bus Station mainly serves destinations in Northumberland and North Tyneside, north and east of Newcastle. Whereas Eldon Square Bus Station serves destinations in Gateshead, County Durham, Sunderland, Teeside, Tyne Valley and Cumbria, south and west of Newcastle.

The station is in a state of disrepair, shown after glass panels fell from the roof and injured a pedestrian in July 2006^[2]

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Stand Y is the northern terminus for the Q2 QuayLink service which is a fleet of hybrid electric buses running on a high frequency to Newcastle Quayside. The other QuayLink service, the Q1, runs from Newcastle railway station to Gateshead Interchange via The Sage Gateshead. An interchange for the both services is Grey Street. The majority of intermediate bus stops feature real time information.

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