(29 Mar 2024, 1:44 pm)BusLoverMum wrote Having spent 4 years without a bus station in Durham, it was a relief to get one back instead of having to wait goodness knows how long in all weathers in the open air for a bus, watching other buses I could have caught if they hadn't departed from the other end if north road sail past. The same issue also affected planning a journey with a connection because you couldn't guarantee getting from one stop to another in the 5 minutes you should have.
Now we have the bus station back, people who have a wait have somewhere dry to wait and those who have a choice of services can see what's in, catch it, and get out of everyone else's way.
And, yes, when I go to Newcastle, I might get off at St Mary's Place or John Dobson street but I'm blown if I'm waiting for the bus home on Newgate street when there is a nice, dry bus station to wait in - with seating if my back is hurting from standing.
Aye some fair points, personally though what Durham had was the worst of both worlds as really it was still acting as a bus station bar the stands were on the street and you had the flaws of a bus stations, and the flaws on lack of links.
Obviously in an ideal world you'd have a tram which went through the centre of places like Durham and even Newcastle so where you stopped doesn't really matter, but this is Britain so that doesn't exist.