Stevenage Bus Interchange is a facility that serves the town of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, with local and regional bus services. These include services to

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, and

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, within Hertfordshire,

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and Victoria Coach Station, London. There are

National Rail National Rail (NR) is the trading name licensed for use by the Rail Delivery Group, a group representing passenger train operating companies (TOCs) of England, Scotland, and Wales. The TOCs run the passenger services previously provided by ...

connections through

Stevenage Railway Station Stevenage railway station serves the town of Stevenage in Hertfordshire, England. The station is around north of London King's Cross on the East Coast Main Line. The station lies just to the north of Langley junction, a grade separated junct ...

on the other side of Lytton Way. Local Taxi services are available, and rank in the Railway station forecourt.

Facilities

The Interchange offers an outdoor waiting area, and indoor waiting area with free-to-use

Public Toilets A public toilet, restroom, bathroom or washroom is a room or small building with toilets (or urinals) and sinks for use by the general public. The facilities are available to customers, travelers, employees of a business, school pupils or pris ...

and a staffed Information Desk. There are 2 rented retail outlets, a takeaway coffee shop and a convenience store. Both are accessible from the outdoor concourse. Information screens are provided by Intalink, offering departure information for Buses and

. The Interchange itself is owned by

Stevenage Borough Council Stevenage Borough Council is the local authority for Stevenage, a local government district with borough status in Hertfordshire, England. The council has been under Labour majority control since 1974. It is based at Daneshill House on Danestr ...

Services

As of April 2024,

Arriva Arriva Ltd. is a British multinational public transport company headquartered in Sunderland, England. The company was originally established on 24 October 1938 as T Cowie Ltd. Initially focused on the sale of motorcycles, it relaunched shortl ...

is the principal operator, and runs the vast majority of routes within Stevenage. Arriva also operate some services to elsewhere in the county, including

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and

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. Most Arriva routes within Stevenage are prefixed with 'SB' followed by the route number. StevenageBusInterchange Stands

Centrebus Centrebus Limited, trading as Centrebus, is a bus company based in Leicester operating services in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire and Rutland. Centrebus hold a 51% shareholding in High Peak Buses a ...

operates several services within Stevenage and further afield. This includes the 907 and 390 routes, which form a part of

Hertfordshire County Council Hertfordshire County Council is the upper-tier local authority for the non-metropolitan county of Hertfordshire, in England. The council was created in 1889. It is responsible for a wide range of public services in the county, including social c ...

's Bus Service Improvement Plan, funded by £29.7 million from the

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. Unobus operates route 635 from Hitchin via Stevenage to Watford, calling at the University of Hertfordshire's Hatfield Campus. CentralConnect (owned by Vectare since September 2023) operate several services calling at Stevenage Interchange.

FlixBus FlixBus (; styled FLiXBUS) is a German brand that offers low-cost Intercity bus service, intercity coach services in Europe, North America, South America and Asia. It is owned by , which also operates FlixTrain, FlixCar, , and Greyhound Lines. F ...

operate several services a day to

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and

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History

The current bus station, named Stevenage Interchange was opened on Sunday 26th June 2022. On opening the previous bus station ceased operations, and is now a multi-purpose outdoor community space. The interchange was designed by Stephen George + Partners LLP. The contract for building the new £8 million bus station was awarded to Willmott Dixon in 2021. The new bus station forms a part of a 20 year regeneration project for the town, involving over £1 billion in funding. Unlike the previous bus station, the new interchange is located on the edge of the town centre, to the south east of the previous bus station. This facilitates quicker transfer between bus, rail and taxi services. The new bus station interlinks with the planned Station Gateway project, which will see the town centre effectively brought closer to the railway station with new housing and office developments above street-level retail and hospitality.

References

{{reflist Stevenage Bus stations in England