Changes to services as £17.7m work progresses
SERVICES AT Halifax Bus Station are set to change from this weekend as work progresses on a new £17.7 million state-of-theart facility delivered by the West Yorkshire Combined Authority in partnership with Calderdale Council.
Alongside improved passenger facilities and better access to the town centre, plans for the new station include environmentally friendly features, such as measures to enable the future introduction of electric bus charging points, bike parking and solar panels, a living roof complete with plants, and a water storage tank to manage the flow of rainwater in a storm.
Overall, the scheme will deliver more green space as well as other environmental benefits.
Calderdale Council’s Cabinet Member for Regeneration and Strategy, Coun Jane Scullion, said: “It’s great to see work progressing on the impressive plans to improve Halifax bus station. This latest phase of construction will see work take place on the relocation of the bus station entrance, complementing wider plans to transform travel around the town centre.”
From Sunday February 27, the station entrance, travel centre and bus stands are being relocated to the other side of the site, near the Sunday School Façade and Sainsbury’s on Winding Road.
Services 586 and 587, 226, 348 and 349 will also move to town centre bus stops from that date.
Most bus services will run from the town centre during the day with some evening services returning to the station from 7pm.
Posters detailing where to catch buses and how to find out more about the project will be displayed at the bus station, on buses, and on key buildings and bus stops across the town centre.
Staff will also initially be on hand at the bus station and onstreet to help people and answer questions.
During this latest phase of works, which is expected to last until summer 2023, the cash and vending machines, as well as the photobooth, will be unavailable. There will not be any public toilets at the bus station during this time.
Construction work is expected to continue until summer 2023.