Blackburn Boulevard bus station

Blackburn Boulevard bus station
Location	Blackburn Blackburn with Darwen
Coordinates	53°44′49″N 2°28′48″W / 53.747°N 2.480°W / 53.747; -2.480Coordinates: 53°44′49″N 2°28′48″W / 53.747°N 2.480°W / 53.747; -2.480
Bus stands	17
Bus operators	Lancashire United, Stagecoach North West, Rossendale Transport, Holmeswood Coaches, M&M Coaches.
Connections	Blackburn railway station (adjacent)
Location
Blackburn Boulevard bus station Location within Blackburn town centre

Blackburn Boulevard bus station served the town of Blackburn, Lancashire, England.

The bus station was situated adjacent to the Blackburn railway station and the town's Cathedral in the town centre. The main operators from the bus station were Lancashire United; the company acquired the formerly municipal company Blackburn Transport in 2007. Other services were operated by Stagecoach North West, Rossendale Transport, M&M Coaches, Holmeswood Coaches, J&S Travel and Darwen Coach Services. There are also infrequent National Express coach services.

Buses travelled from the bus station around the Blackburn with Darwen area and went as far afield as Burnley, Rawtenstall, Bolton, Manchester, Preston and Clitheroe.

On 22 September 2013, the Boulevard closed, to pave the way for the redevelopment of the Cathedral Quarter. All bus services now serve an interim bus station on the former market site, pending a brand new bus station, which is due to officially open in June 2015.^[1]

Construction began in March 2014, and the first windows were installed in March 2015.^[2] Originally, the bus station was due to open in January 2015, as announced in October 2014.^[3]

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