Washington Galleries bus station

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]

For the adjacent shopping centre, see Galleries Shopping Centre, Washington.

Washington Galleries Bus Station
Location	Washington Galleries Washington City of Sunderland
Coordinates	54.8993°N 1.5339°W / 54.8993; -1.5339
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: 2 Transfare: Grey
History
Opened	9 October 2008
Location
Washington Galleries Bus Station Location within Tyne and Wear

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 June 2020, 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
	921	Rainton Bridge
	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
	X88	Metrocentre
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
	921	Newcastle      via Gateshead
	960	South Shields      via Jarrow
	X88	Concord
F	8	Sunderland
	8A	Sunderland
	37	Coach Road Estate      via Concord
	85	Columbia
	86	Waterview Park
	939	Sunderland
	960	Waterview Park

See also

• Galleries Shopping Centre

References

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.

External links

• Media related to Washington Galleries bus station at Wikimedia Commons