BUZZ AROUND TOWN AS NEW STATION OPENS
Bus campaigners ‘impressed’ by work
A TOWN’S new bus station has opened to passengers.
The Crewe hub, in Delamere Street, opened at 5am yesterday after a two-year building project.
It features 10 bays, including one for a coach, toilets, CCTV and a fully enclosed waiting area.
Councillor Michael Gorman, chair of the council’s economy and growth committee, said: “We know that Crewe’s communities have been calling for a new bus station for some time.
“Crewe is known for its fantastic transport links, and those travelling by bus can now enjoy a much more welcoming arrival into the town centre. I hope that passengers will be pleased by what they see.”
Carol Jones, of Crewe and District Bus Users Group, said: “For many years, we have campaigned for a new bus station for Crewe, and we are extremely impressed with how much hard work has gone into delivering this new facility.
“It is a bus station that Crewe’s communities can – and should – be proud of and is a fantastic asset for the town.
“It’s clean, bright, and welcoming and provides passengers with much more comfortable surroundings while they wait for their bus.
“The public toilets, which the old bus station did not have, are a welcome addition, as is the accessible Changing Places toilet.
“I hope the opening of the bus station will result in more people considering using bus services to get out and about in Crewe and beyond.”
Cheshire East Council bought the site back in 2015 for £6 million with plans for a bus station, car park, cinema and shops.
The cinema and shops plan was dropped last November in favour of temporary initiatives such as a children’s play area, go-karting track, trampoline park and a popup cinema. The multi-storey car park is set to open by the end of this month.