(09 Jul 2020, 1:09 pm)Ambassador wrote The reason Megabus serve John Dobson St is they refused to pay the fees that National Express levy on the Coach Station, it's also closer to student accomodation which makes up the majority of clientele.
A new bus station is all well and good but Stagecoach won't use it, they won't pay the fees and Newcastle City Centre is not a terminus for 99% of their route network so the idea of using a bus station won't appeal
I've been suggesting Oxford Tube as a solution for the X9/10 for years - it only takes a pandemic and a forward thinking MD to pull it together.
It depends how you built the bus station though, you could easily have a stands which allow easy passing through ie. Gateshead, Metro Centre and Four Lane Ends. Is there actually truth in Stagecoach refusing to use bus stations because of fees; I thought it was more due to the fact that Park Lane and Gateshead we're out the way and not worth the hassle to travel there with an additional cost on top. They have no issues with using Eldon Square (Ponteland Services), South Shields, Middlesbrough, Metro Centre and Four Lane Ends.