http://www.newtonnews.co.uk/why-does-ayc...s-station/
This seems like the most pointless thing I've ever heard, Newton Aycliffe may be a big town with a large population but we don't have enough bus services to justify a Bus Station, the reason why places like Consett, Peterlee and Stanley have bus stations but we don't is because they have much more services than we do and many run to many different places like Newcastle and Sunderland where all Newton Aycliffe services (apart from the town service and work bus services) run to Darlington and its not like they are even that closely timed either as most services are about 7/8 minutes apart so we wouldn't need multiple stands either you would only really need 2 stands which would be one for Darlington and one for everywhere else.
What I will say is I think the Stephenson Way stand for service 5/5A and service 7 should be made a bit longer as the 5/5A and 7 are only 3 minutes apart and the 5/5A are often running a few minutes late so you often end with one on the stop at an angle with the back sticking out in the road which can be dangerous especially as there is a traffic island just before the stand. Also I think services 8 and 21 to Spennymoor / Peterlee bound journeys should serve the Stephenson Way stop along with the 5/5A and 7 then run round the back of the leisure centre (Greenwell Road) to reach Tesco which would mean it would the same route in both directions as these journeys currently stop opposite St. Clare's Church and I think this puts some people off (myself included) from using the 8/21 from Darlington as it is further to walk.
Another persons views
http://www.newtonnews.co.uk/bus-station-...-priority/