Skipton bus station

Skipton bus station serves the town of Skipton, North Yorkshire, England.

Skipton Bus Station
LocationKeighley Road, Skipton
Craven
Coordinates53.95952°N 2.01904°W / 53.95952; -2.01904
Bus stands8
Bus operators
ConnectionsSkipton railway station (550 yards [500 m])
History
Opened2009
Skipton bus station prior to redevelopment.

The bus station is situated in Skipton town centre just off Keighley Road. There are eight stands at the bus station and the main operators are Keighley Bus Company, First Leeds, North Yorkshire County Council, Burnley Bus Company and Stagecoach Merseyside & South Lancashire.[1] National Express and Megabus also serve the bus station.[2][3]

A new bus station was built on the same site and it re-opened in January 2009.[1] North Yorkshire County Council and Craven District Council invested £1.2 million for the facility.[2][4][5]

References
  1. Sutcliffe, Robert (23 December 2008). "Bus station opening put back". Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  2. "Skipton bus station open". North Yorkshire County Council. 21 January 2009. Retrieved 3 May 2010.
  3. "Stagecoach expands megabus.com services". busandcoach.com. 26 April 2011. Archived from the original on 12 May 2012. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
  4. Speak, Jenny (6 June 2008). "Go-ahead for bus station". Bradford Telegraph and Argus. Retrieved 3 May 2010. A £1.2 million plan to revamp Skipton's rundown bus station has been given the go-ahead.
  5. "Skipton bus station delay but parking is free". Craven Herald. 28 December 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2010. The bus station revamp has cost £1.2 million and has been a joint project with Craven District Council, which owns the site.
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