(04 Sep 2014, 9:37 pm)col87 wrote There will still be plenty of parking spaces with the multi story M&S and basement car parks the aim though would be to get people using the bus.

Hartlepool doesn't need a bus station, their used to have one, Since Stagecoach is the main operator in this area and their are content to use the public streets the same as Sunderland etc..., The Bus stations were regulary used in the olden days but you have to move with the times, now their are less bus services/companies due to the deregulation and bus companies are now have to make a profit as their are a business (same as the gas and electric companies etc.. etc...). more and more bus services are running across the city/town centres instead of terminating in the City/Town.

Bus stations are mostly used for out of town bus services.

Arriva service 22 in Hartlepool uses the marina as a terminating point as their are quite a few passengers use it to go to the Marina and the retail parks. not many passengers would use the 22 to go to the railway station interchange point as theirs nothing really their except the train service. I don't really see many people getting off the Scarlet band service 58 at the interchange in Hartlepool. only reason this service goes into their as its secured and the council pays for it and it makes the council look not daft for building it, should of kept it as a car park, as the new car park next to train station gets quite full

Stagecoach Sunderland decided to pull out of Sunderland Interchange so their wont get charged going into Interchange and the passengers were content of boarding the buses on the city streets instead of travelling all the way to Park Lane. If the Sunderland Interchange was built on the original proposed land between Green terrace and Crowtree road where Debenhams is then more services might of used it as it would be more in the central of the City and would of been incorporated with the bridges extension at the time, but their opted for Park Lane due to the proposed metro extension being served next to it.

Whats the percentage of stagecoach buses uses the bus stations in Newcastle, as highly majority will be cross city services.