Newport Central bus station ( cy, Gorsaf fysiau Canol Casnewydd) is a bus terminus and interchange located in the

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, Newport,

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. It is the largest road transport hub for public services in the county. It is situated on the

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site and the adjacent Friars Walk site.

Background

The Newport Bus Station was previously a 26-stand facility located to the south of the current site. The bus station was not popular, with only 1% of customers being 'very satisfied' with the facility in a 2009 survey. It was demolished in 2014 (and relocated) as part of the city centre redevelopment.

Redevelopment

The bus station and surrounding area was part of the Friars Walk development scheme. A new 9-stand bus station was opened outside

in December 2013 and a second adjoining site with 15 stands, incorporated into the new Friars Walk shopping and leisure complex, was opened in December 2015.Carys Thomas (9 December 2015
"Newport's Friars Walk bus station will open on Friday - but the reasons for delay are still a mystery"
''South Wales Argus''. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

Layout

The bus station is set on large and open forecourts and the buses park facing the pickup point on arrival and reverse out on departure. The pedestrian areas are under cover, although not strictly 'inside'.

Services

The Friars Walk site is used by

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services around the city as well as to

Cwmbran Cwmbran ( ; cy, Cwmbrân , also in use as an alternative spelling in English) is a town in the county borough of Torfaen in South Wales. Lying within the historic boundaries of Monmouthshire, Cwmbran was designated as a New Town in 1949 to pro ...

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and

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. I ...

. The market site is used by Newport Bus

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services, Phil Anslow services to Cwmbran, and

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services to Cwmbran,

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and

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, and

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and towns in the

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. The Newport Bus and

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services to

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have also temporarily departed from the market site since 2021. Long-distance coach services do not depart from the bus station.

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services pick up from outside

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and

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services from outside the

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, on the other side of Kingsway from Friars Walk.

Rail links

is an eight minute walk from the Friars Walk bus station, and six minutes from the Market Square stand nearby. From there, services are provided by

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and

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on the

South Wales Main Line The South Wales Main Line ( cy, Prif Linell De Cymru), originally known as the London, Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway or simply as the Bristol and South Wales Direct Railway, is a branch of the Great Western Main Line in Great Britain. ...

, Welsh Marches line and

Ebbw Valley Railway The Ebbw Valley Railway ( cy, Rheilffordd Cwm Ebwy) is a branch line of the South Wales Main Line in South Wales. Transport for Wales Rail provides an hourly passenger service each way between Ebbw Vale Town and Cardiff Central, and an hourl ...

Facilities at the station

There is a selection of facilities at the bus station. There is a covered walkway with lifts that links the station with the Friars Walk shopping centre as well as being located next to the former

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and Supernews. There are also

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located near the station.

References

External links

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