Washington Galleries bus station

Washington Galleries Bus Station
Washington Galleries Bus Station
General information
Location	Washington Galleries; Washington; City of Sunderland
Coordinates	54°53′57″N 1°32′02″W / 54.8993°N 1.5339°W
Owned by	M&G Real Estate
Operated by	Go North East; Tyne and Wear PTE (Nexus);
Bus stands	6
Other information
Fare zone	Network One: 3 (Zone Map); Transfare: Grey;
History
Opened	9 October 2008; 15 years ago
Location
	Washington Galleries Bus Station Location within Tyne and Wear

Washington Galleries Bus Station is located in the town of Washington in Tyne and Wear. The bus station was originally constructed in 1970s, to serve the adjacent Galleries Shopping Centre, which opened in 1974.^[1]

The original bus station was demolished and re-built in the late 2000s, as part of a £2.5 million refurbishment project. The new facility opened in October 2008.^[2]

Washington Galleries is served by Go North East's local bus services, with frequent routes running in and around Washington, as well as County Durham, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland. The bus station has six departure stands (lettered A–F), each of which is fitted with seating, next bus information displays, and timetable posters.

As of January 2021^[update], the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
A	4	Houghton-le-Spring via Penshaw
	8	Stanley via Chester-le-Street
	8A	Stanley via Chester-le-Street
	X1	Easington Lane via Houghton-le-Spring
	X1A	Picktree Village
B	2	Silksworth via Sunderland
	2A	Silksworth via Sunderland
	37	Doxford Park
	939	Team Valley
C	50	Durham via Chester-le-Street
	50A	Durham via Chester-le-Street
	81	Rickleton
	82	Birtley
	83A	Chester-le-Street
	85	Concord
	86	Concord
D	4	Heworth via Concord
	X1	Newcastle via Gateshead
	X1A	Newcastle via Gateshead
E	23	Barley Mow via Birtley
	50	South Shields via Boldon
	50A	South Shields via Boldon
	83	Concord
	84	Heworth via Concord
	960	South Shields via Jarrow
F
	8	Sunderland
	8A	Sunderland
	37	Coach Road Estate via Concord
	85	Columbia
	86	Waterview Park
	939	Sunderland

References[edit]

^ Morton, David (23 July 2014). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.
^ "Public transport use rises in Tyne and Wear". Nexus. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

External links[edit]

Media related to Washington Galleries bus station at Wikimedia Commons

[1] Morton, David (23 July 2014). "Remember When: The Galleries shopping centre in Washington turns 40". ChronicleLive. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

[2] "Public transport use rises in Tyne and Wear". Nexus. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 6 June 2020.

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