(26 Aug 2024, 7:23 pm)Andreos1 wrote I wonder if the bus stations aren't actually the issue.
Might sound like a broken record (again), but if the operators network isn't fit for purpose - then bus stops, stations or interchanges won't be fit for purpose either.
I don't think the bus stations in Consett, Stanley or wherever else are actually the issue.
Aye no arguments about that to be fair. Definitely that, to me the bus station is irrelevant so the money would be better spent elsewhere.
Mind talking about networks no doubt most people wouldn't want to be anywhere near Consett, Stanley or Bishop Auckland town centres at all and would rather have a decent bus link to the out of town shopping place instead of just anywhere in the case of Stanley.
(27 Aug 2024, 10:04 am)Ambassador wrote Whilst there's other reasons for using it - the train station is well out of the way - and ridership seems to be continually increasing
To be fair train stations have a larger reach though, people are willing to walk further (believe it's 15 minutes max) vs a bus (believe it's 5 minutes max) to their nearest stop.
The minutes might be slightly off*
Ignoring the massive hill it won't be much further to the train station from the marketplace than it is to the bus station nowadays.