(06 Oct 2025, 11:51 pm)DaveFromUpNorth wrote creating a Bus interchange hub is an interesting idea but the location isn't suitable
on a map looks fab
but on the ground I don't think there is a big enough loop to create a circle the problem is mainly that mini roundabout that is the problem. it dangerous normally
It may be a cheaper option to force all buses onto chicken road stop at the bus stops either side and turn round the roundabout at noble shops it may only add a minute or 2
the connection on the roundabout is pretty close via zebra crossings
if anything I would force all buses on coast road 306 307 308 309 straight down Station Road to Wallsend Metro and back out but it would take too long.
I also find circular terminus style areas get abandoned over time so it is best if there is a supermarket to create a circle purpose point
Yeah you're probably right given the space to be fair.
It's an awkward one as there really does need to be some form of hub in the middle somewhere, as we've got the current scenario where somewhere like Rake Lane has 6 buses an hour, but if you live a few streets across you've got nothing at all and no realistic route either without going 15 minutes in the wrong direction to then double back. Marden, in particular, is really bad for it but you at the same time can't have 20 buses along the Coast Road or slow down the 306-10 anymore as they're bad enough as it is, especially the 310.
Who knows but no-one has seemed to crack it so far. Parts of Washington and Birtley is much of the same really and imo the new Metro extension isn't the solution for it either as it's going have the same issue of doubling back at the Birtley side of Washington - where it's generally the worst.