Washington Galleries Bus Station
Washington Galleries Bus Station
I've noticed a few issues with the bus station at the Galleries:
(09 Oct 2021, 4:06 pm)ASX_Terranova I've noticed a few issues with the bus station at the Galleries:
- Stands can quite busy at certain times
- Big Nexus Destination Boards suck on showing departures around 13:15ish (Pre GNE Sep Changes as well)
- Escalators seem to break easily
(09 Oct 2021, 4:06 pm)ASX_Terranova I've noticed a few issues with the bus station at the Galleries:
- Stands can quite busy at certain times
- Big Nexus Destination Boards suck on showing departures around 13:15ish (Pre GNE Sep Changes as well)
- Escalators seem to break easily
The big departure boards have never worked correctly for years. I've lost count of the number of times I've reported it to Nexus, for it not to be fixed. If they cannot/won't fix them, then they should be switched off or removed.
Stands are usually not too bad in my experience, but you get a bit of a bottleneck when two buses pull in to stand A or D together. They should have really had a second set of doors installed for each of those stands, or the operators should instruct drivers to use the drop-off stands correctly to avoid bottlenecking. The drop-off stands are more used for driver changeovers than anything else, despite the huge island at the other side of the bus station available for that purpose.
The general maintenance of the bus station is a problem, but that goes for the shopping centre too. The owners have spent a lot refurbishing/redeveloping it, but general upkeep such as cleaning and fixing leaking roofs, seems to be left as a problem.
(09 Oct 2021, 8:49 pm)Adrian The big departure boards have never worked correctly for years. I've lost count of the number of times I've reported it to Nexus, for it not to be fixed. If they cannot/won't fix them, then they should be switched off or removed.Main problem I'd say is the X1 & 4 as they are usually at Washington Galleries at the same time
Stands are usually not too bad in my experience, but you get a bit of a bottleneck when two buses pull in to stand A or D together. They should have really had a second set of doors installed for each of those stands, or the operators should instruct drivers to use the drop-off stands correctly to avoid bottlenecking. The drop-off stands are more used for driver changeovers than anything else, despite the huge island at the other side of the bus station available for that purpose.
The general maintenance of the bus station is a problem, but that goes for the shopping centre too. The owners have spent a lot refurbishing/redeveloping it, but general upkeep such as cleaning and fixing leaking roofs, seems to be left as a problem.
(09 Oct 2021, 8:49 pm)Adrian The big departure boards have never worked correctly for years. I've lost count of the number of times I've reported it to Nexus, for it not to be fixed. If they cannot/won't fix them, then they should be switched off or removed.Main problem I'd say is the X1 & 4 as they are usually at Washington Galleries at the same time
Stands are usually not too bad in my experience, but you get a bit of a bottleneck when two buses pull in to stand A or D together. They should have really had a second set of doors installed for each of those stands, or the operators should instruct drivers to use the drop-off stands correctly to avoid bottlenecking. The drop-off stands are more used for driver changeovers than anything else, despite the huge island at the other side of the bus station available for that purpose.
The general maintenance of the bus station is a problem, but that goes for the shopping centre too. The owners have spent a lot refurbishing/redeveloping it, but general upkeep such as cleaning and fixing leaking roofs, seems to be left as a problem.
(09 Oct 2021, 9:42 pm)Train8261 Main problem I'd say is the X1 & 4 as they are usually at Washington Galleries at the same timeThat was originally (and maybe still) deliberate, as it allowed for quick connections to Newcastle on the X1 with the 4 acting as a feeder.
(09 Oct 2021, 9:42 pm)Train8261 Main problem I'd say is the X1 & 4 as they are usually at Washington Galleries at the same timeThat was originally (and maybe still) deliberate, as it allowed for quick connections to Newcastle on the X1 with the 4 acting as a feeder.
(10 Oct 2021, 12:06 am)Adrian That was originally (and maybe still) deliberate, as it allowed for quick connections to Newcastle on the X1 with the 4 acting as a feeder.
It just doesn't work properly in practice and ends up in a bottleneck.
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(10 Oct 2021, 12:06 am)Adrian That was originally (and maybe still) deliberate, as it allowed for quick connections to Newcastle on the X1 with the 4 acting as a feeder.
It just doesn't work properly in practice and ends up in a bottleneck.
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(10 Oct 2021, 10:12 am)Andreos1 The irony being that they failed to take in to account the number of people making the change at Houghton or Shiney.Washington Galleries, Shiney Row and Houghton Le Spring are the times I've been on both buses and both have gotten the most people at that stop
Particularly for those living on the southern portion of the route.
It can be far quicker and you're more likely to get a seat of choice, rather than join the masses at the galleries.
(10 Oct 2021, 10:12 am)Andreos1 The irony being that they failed to take in to account the number of people making the change at Houghton or Shiney.Washington Galleries, Shiney Row and Houghton Le Spring are the times I've been on both buses and both have gotten the most people at that stop
Particularly for those living on the southern portion of the route.
It can be far quicker and you're more likely to get a seat of choice, rather than join the masses at the galleries.
(10 Oct 2021, 10:19 am)Train8261 Washington Galleries, Shiney Row and Houghton Le Spring are the times I've been on both buses and both have gotten the most people at that stop
(10 Oct 2021, 10:19 am)Train8261 Washington Galleries, Shiney Row and Houghton Le Spring are the times I've been on both buses and both have gotten the most people at that stop