| Washington Galleries | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Locale | Washington |
| Local authority | Sunderland |
| Operation | |
| Opened | October 9, 2008 |
| Managed by | Prudential Property Investment Managers and Go North East |
| No. of stands | 6 |
| Operators | Go North East, National Express |
| Travel centre | Yes |
| Rail connection | Newcastle 10 km (6.2 mi) away Heworth Interchange 6 km (3.7 mi) away |
Washington Galleries bus station serves the town of Washington, Tyne and Wear, England. It was opened in October 2008 replacing the previous bus station and was re-built as part of the redevelopment of the town's Galleries shopping centre. This facility cost £2 million [1] and provides easier public transport access to the shopping centre.
Prudential Property Investment Managers, the owners of the shopping centre, manage this bus station together with Go North East who operate the travel centre. Nexus, Tyne and Wear's Passenger Transport Executive provide the information for the bus station (timetables and real time information). There are 6 stands and the main operators are Go North East.
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Buses go from this bus station around the Washington new town and Houghton-le-Spring areas. Services also go as far afield as Sunderland, South Shields, Gateshead, Newcastle, Stanley and Durham.
The nearest station on the Tyne and Wear Metro light rail network to Washington Galleries bus station is the Heworth Interchange. There is a regular connection bus service, MetroLink M1, operated by Go North East. Buses from this bus station also connect to Gateshead Interchange also on the Metro network.
National Express coach service 425 between Newcastle and London stops at here once per day in each direction.
Also in Washington there is the Concord Bus Station situated in the north east of the town.
The following are the bus services currently using Washington Galleries Bus Station, correct to 30 October 2011. .[2] .[3]
Key
| Route | To | Via | Operator | Days of Operation (if not 7 days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2A | Sunderland Interchange | University, Barnwell & Fatfield | Go North East | "Silver Arrows", Daytime. |
| 2C | Sunderland Interchange | University, Penshaw & Harraton | Go North East | "Silver Arrows". |
| 8 | Sunderland Interchange | Waterview Park, Pennywell & Royal Hospital | Go North East | "Lime", Mon-Sat daytime. |
| Stanley Bus Station | Harraton, Chester-le-Street & Beamish | |||
| Note - Early/late journeys operate Sunderland Interchange - Chester-le-Street only. | ||||
| 23 | Barley Mow Estate | Springwell, Wrekenton & Birtley | Connect Community Transport | Mon-Sat daytime. |
| 37 | Doxford Park Shops | Biddick Woods, Shiney Row & Herrington | Connect Community Transport & Go North East |
Mon-Sat daytime. |
| 50 | South Shields | Sulgrave, West Boldon & West Harton | Go North East | |
| Durham Bus Station | Rickleton, Chester-le-Street & Newton Hall | |||
| Note - Evening service terminates at Chester-le-Street. | ||||
| 50A | South Shields | Concord , Boldon & West Harton | Go North East | Evenings. |
| Chester-le-Street | Lambton, Rickleton & Picktree | |||
| 180 | Wear Industrial Estate | Blackfell, Portobello & Birtley | Go North East | One-Way, 1 journey, Mon-Sat morning. |
| 921 | Rainton Bridge Ind.Est. | Floaters Mill Bridge | Go North East | Limited Service, Mon-Sat daytime. |
| Newcastle Bewick Street | Heworth & Gateshead | |||
| 922 | Rainton Bridge Ind.Est. | Floaters Mill Bridge | Go North East | Limited Service, Mon-Sat daytime. |
| Heworth Interchange | Felling By-Pass | |||
| 939 | Team Valley North End | Go North East & Kingsley Coaches |
2 journeys, Mon-Fri daytime. | |
| Sunderland Interchange | Concord , Southwick & Wheatsheaf | |||
| Note - 1 return journey run by each operator. | ||||
| M1 | Heworth Interchange | Albany & Concord | Go North East | "MetroLink". |
| Houghton-le-Spring | Fatfield, Shiney Row & Fence Houses | |||
| Note - Evening & alternate Sun daytime journeys terminate at Fatfield Fallowfield Way. | ||||
| M2 | Heworth Interchange | Biddick, Concord & Donwell | Go North East | "Washington Street Shuttle" |
| Birtley | Lambton | |||
| Note - 2 journeys/hour Mon-Sat daytime also operate to Ayton only. | ||||
| M3 | Heworth Interchange | Biddick, Concord & Sulgrave | Go North East | "Washington Street Shuttle" |
| Chester-le-Street | Lambton | |||
| Note - Mon-Sat evening & all-day Sun service operates Heworth - Birtley only. | ||||
| M3A | Chester-le-Street | Fatfield, Rickleton & Barley Mow | Go North East | "MetroLink", One-Way, 1 journey, Mon-Fri daytime. |
| N56 | Sunderland Interchange | Southwick & Wheatsheaf | Go North East | Night Service, Sat night. |
| Newcastle New Bridge Street | Concord, Springwell & Gateshead | |||
| W5 | Concord Bus Station | Oxclose, Blackfell & Parsons | Go North East | "Washington Street Shuttle". |
| Columbia | Biddick | |||
| W6 | Concord Bus Station | Oxclose, Blackfell & Parsons | Go North East | "Washington Street Shuttle". |
| Barmston Court | Glebe & Washington | |||
| X1 | Easington Lane | Shiney Row, Newbottle & Houghton-le-Spring | Go North East | "Red Arrows", Limited Stop. |
| Newcastle, Eldon Square | Springwell, Wrekenton & Gateshead | |||
| X1A | Picktree Village | Fatfield, Harraton & Rickleton | Go North East | "Red Arrows", Limited Stop, 2 journeys, Mon-Fri daytime. |
| Newcastle, Eldon Square | Springwell, Wrekenton & Gateshead | |||
| X88 | Sunderland Interchange | Concord , Nissan & Southwick | Go North East | Limited Stop. |
| MetroCentre Interchange | Birtley | |||