Durham Bus Stn
Durham Bus Stn
(24 Nov 2015, 10:54 pm)Jimmi Durham Bus Station is too small in every sense, not enough room for buses and there is not enough room for passengers to move or queue.
There is certainly not enough room for buses with there not being enough stands and there isn't a great deal of space to layover, although there is markings for two buses on that drop off stand, there is only realistically room for one and when a bus pulls in behind it can block the entrance causing traffic queuing onto the roundabout. I was in Durham on a weekday morning during the October half term so buses were arriving earlier than normal so buses had to find somewhere to wait time and there wasn't anywhere in the bus station, so buses were waiting in all sorts of different places including North Road, Millburngate and the stop by the County Hospital (21's frequently seem to layover there).
I have a few issues being in a crowded environment and Durham Bus Station certainly makes me feel on edge at times, on Friday when I was stood right at the front of the queue for service 7 and in typical fashion the 24 pulled onto the 7's stand so I ended up with the large queue for the 24 plus the people waiting for the 7 crowding round me and smashing into myself and my camera bag so I was in a bit of a mess until I managed to get on the 7. Somedays you are queuing for the 7 outside the bus station with all the scum who hang around there inhaling their smoke.
(24 Nov 2015, 10:54 pm)Jimmi Durham Bus Station is too small in every sense, not enough room for buses and there is not enough room for passengers to move or queue.
There is certainly not enough room for buses with there not being enough stands and there isn't a great deal of space to layover, although there is markings for two buses on that drop off stand, there is only realistically room for one and when a bus pulls in behind it can block the entrance causing traffic queuing onto the roundabout. I was in Durham on a weekday morning during the October half term so buses were arriving earlier than normal so buses had to find somewhere to wait time and there wasn't anywhere in the bus station, so buses were waiting in all sorts of different places including North Road, Millburngate and the stop by the County Hospital (21's frequently seem to layover there).
I have a few issues being in a crowded environment and Durham Bus Station certainly makes me feel on edge at times, on Friday when I was stood right at the front of the queue for service 7 and in typical fashion the 24 pulled onto the 7's stand so I ended up with the large queue for the 24 plus the people waiting for the 7 crowding round me and smashing into myself and my camera bag so I was in a bit of a mess until I managed to get on the 7. Somedays you are queuing for the 7 outside the bus station with all the scum who hang around there inhaling their smoke.
