(06 Feb 2021, 1:47 pm)Adrian wrote The plans in 2016 were to build it on the site of Metcalfe House and remove the North Road roundabout in the process. The plans actually decreased the amount of layout bays available, and I think increased the amount of stands by 1, but that was offset by the loss of the two North Road stands used by the 61/62/64/13/14.
Due to the nature of Durham, there isn't really anywhere else you could put a bus station. The old coach park would have been the best bet, but that is now being redeveloped as office space. Other locations would be too far away from where people want to be. Perhaps a more radical option would be to not insist on every bus service terminating at Durham Bus Station?
It'd be good if they could make use of the park and ride services and have a bus station further afield, but then we'd have people complaining about having to catch 3 buses!