Chester Bus Interchange
Passengers were able to begin using Chester’s new bus interchange from 30 May. The location of the Bus Interchange is:
- Chester Bus Interchange, George Street, Chester, CH1 3EQ
The existing interchange by Chester Town Hall closed on the 4 June. The lower part of the Town Hall interchange will remain open for taxis and coaches. This will be the site for Chester’s Northgate Development.
- Fully trained staff to offer assistance
- Free customer WiFi
- Customer Services office fitted with hearing induction loop
- Closed Circuit TV for personal security
- Directional signage throughout the facility
- Colour contrasting seating, bins and timetable displays
- 13 LCD screens displaying real time or scheduled information located above each stand door
- Information Point at the entrance to the facility displaying bus, rail and park and ride services
- 16 timetable display boards showing timetables and general information such as lost property, health and safety, tourist map
- Shopmobility telephone information point
- Real Time Information
- RNIB 'Map for All' (Tactile Maps)
- Ladies Toilets/Baby Changing
- Men’s Toilets/Baby Changing
- Accessibility Toilets/Baby Changing
- Changing Places Facility
- Tactile paving for blind and visually impaired passengers
- Coffee shop and Newsagent
- Cycle Stands
- Rest room for staff and drivers
- Air / Noise monitoring equipment
- Automatic Number Plate Recognition
- Flat and easy accessible facility
Operators
The following operators will be operating services from the bus interchange; Arriva, Arrowebrook, Avon Buses, Aintree Coachline, D J Jones, National Express , Stagecoach and Townlynx.
Shopper Hopper
For the convenience of passengers, a free shuttle bus service will run from the Interchange to the Town Hall with accessible buses running every 15 minutes from 8am to 6pm.
A ‘where to catch my bus’ leaflet is available in print form or as a download:
Further information
Newsletters
- View: Newsletter one (PDF, 149KB)
- View: Newsletter two (PDF, 1MB)
- View: Newsletter three (PDF, 454KB)
- View: Newsletter four (PDF, 2MB)
- View: Newsletter five (PDF, 2MB)
- View: Newsletter six (PDF, 3MB)
- View: Newsletter seven (PDF, 599KB)
- View: Newsletter eight (PDF, 188KB)
- View: Newsletter nine (PDF, 437KB)
- View: Progress photographs (PDF, 1.74MB)
- View: Bus Interchange progress (PDF, 6MB)
- View: Newsletter ten (PDF, 665KB)
- View: Newsletter ten progress photographs (PDF, 2.41MB)