The Frenchgate Interchange (also known as Doncaster Interchange) is a rail and bus transport interchange located within the
Frenchgate Shopping Centre in the city centre of
Doncaster
Doncaster (, ) is a city in South Yorkshire, England. Named after the River Don, it is the administrative centre of the larger City of Doncaster. It is the second largest settlement in South Yorkshire after Sheffield. Doncaster is situated in ...
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South Yorkshire
South Yorkshire is a ceremonial and metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and Humber Region of England. The county has four council areas which are the cities of Doncaster and Sheffield as well as the boroughs of Barnsley and Rotherham.
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, England. It has 30 bus stands, with a large number of destinations accessible from
Doncaster railway station
Doncaster railway station is on the East Coast Main Line in England, serving the city of Doncaster, South Yorkshire. It is down the line from and is situated between and on the main line. It is managed by London North Eastern Railway.
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History
Frenchgate Interchange was designed by local transport executive
South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive
The South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive is the passenger transport executive for South Yorkshire in England. It is supervised by the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, which consists of representatives from the metropolitan b ...
(SYPTE)
and shopping centre owners
Teesland. It had received planning permission by 2001, and was intended to open in 2004 at a cost of £70 million.
Debenhams to open in Doncaster
''Property Week
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Work began in 2003. It opened in June 2006 and became the city's main transport hub, with SYPTE predicting that it would receive around 12 million passengers per year. The previous Doncaster North and Doncaster South bus stations, which dated from the 1960s and were located underneath multi-storey car parks, were closed. However, the South Bus Station remained a multi storey car park and has recently become the main car park for the developing civic area.
Services
, the stand allocation is:
References
External links
Real time departures at Frenchgate Interchange
Doncaster Interchange Spider Map (August 2010) Travel South Yorkshire
Doncaster Interchange Fabsec.co.uk
{{South Yorkshire bus stations
Bus stations in South Yorkshire
Transport infrastructure completed in 2006
Transport in Doncaster
2006 establishments in England