(01 Sep 2023, 10:06 pm)Storx wrote It's a waste of money imo, the only place where bus stations should exist is where people are realistically going to swap methods of transport. Beyond that does it really matter. The vast majority of people won't spend more than 10 minutes there anyway and if they have to walk further it's arguably it's a negative in the case for North Shields.

Personally, I'd much rather be able to get off at Nile Street then have the choice to get on at Bedford Street or near the library, now I wouldn't have that choice and must use the bus station miles away from the library for example.

It's a very British thing to build bus stations, similar could've been said for South Shields aswell which arguably could've been built as a massive loop around the town letting people choose where they actually want to be rather than being told where to go.

You can tell you don't live in South Shields. Shields Interchange is a great place to catch the bus after an evening of drinks in Newcastle or Shields, there's nothing wrong with the location either, the town centre isn't exactly a big place, everywhere is in a walkable distance.