Leeds City bus station serves the city of

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, it is situated between the Quarry Hill and

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s areas of

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. The

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Dyer Street Coach Station adjoins the bus station.

History

The bus station was opened on 31 August 1938 as Leeds Central bus station. It was built at the same time and in the same style as the Quarry Hill flats. The original bus station was used as the back-drop for the opening credits of

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'' Queenie's Castle''. The station was rebuilt reopening on 30 September 1963 with four curved platforms. In 1990, Vicar Lane bus station closed and

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buses began using the main bus station. It was again rebuilt, being officially reopened on 25 March 1996 when

relocated to the site. Wellington Street coach station was closed when the new station opened. The bus station is 800 metres away from

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meaning there is no central transport hub in Leeds. To answer this a small bus interchange was constructed at the railway station in 2005 and linked to the bus station by a FreeCityBus service, which was replaced by the LeedsCityBus service in April 2011.

Architecture

The building replaced a series of steel and concrete

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s. In line with most new bus stations in

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, Leeds City is fully enclosed. The building is a single-storey brick-built structure with a glass roof that runs the full length of the bus station, allowing the maximum use of natural light. There are two concourses within the station, the bus concourse is situated on the eastern side of the building with 25 bays, while the National Express concourse is situated on the western side with nine bays.

Services

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Keighley Bus Company The Keighley Bus Company operates both local and regional bus services in West Yorkshire, England. It is a subsidiary of Transdev Blazefield, which operates bus services across Greater Manchester, Lancashire, North Yorkshire and West Yorkshire. ...

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and

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operate services from the eastern concourse. On Sundays, some

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services serve the bus station.

operates services from the western concourse.X10
Stagecoach The Flyer service runs to

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References

External links

Central bus station St Peter's Street - LeodisLeeds Central bus station (Picture of new bus station in the background) flickr
{{West Yorkshire bus stations Buildings and structures in Leeds Bus stations in West Yorkshire Transport in Leeds Transport infrastructure completed in 1938 1938 establishments in England