Blackburn Boulevard bus station served the town of
Blackburn,
Lancashire, England. The bus station was situated adjacent to the
Blackburn railway station and the town's
Cathedral in the town centre.
The main operators from the bus station were
Lancashire United; the company acquired the formerly
municipal company
in January 2007. Other services were operated by
Stagecoach North West
Stagecoach North West was a major operator of bus services in North West England. It was a subsidiary of the Stagecoach Group, and had its origins in the purchase of Cumberland in 1987 and Ribble Motor Services in 1988 from the National Bus Co ...
,
Rosso, M&M Coaches, Holmeswood Coaches, J&S Travel and Darwen Coach Services. There are also infrequent coach services of
National Express.
Buses travelled from the bus station around the
Blackburn with Darwen
Blackburn with Darwen is a borough and unitary authority area in Lancashire, North West England. It consists of the industrial town of Blackburn and the market town of Darwen including other villages around the two towns.
Formation
It was fou ...
area and went as far afield as
Burnley,
Rawtenstall,
Bolton,
Manchester,
Preston
Preston is a place name, surname and given name that may refer to:
Places
England
*Preston, Lancashire, an urban settlement
**The City of Preston, Lancashire, a borough and non-metropolitan district which contains the settlement
**County Boro ...
and
Clitheroe.
On 22 September 2013, the Boulevard closed, to pave the way for the redevelopment of the Cathedral Quarter. All bus services served an interim bus station on the former market site, pending the opening of the new bus station, which officially opened on Sunday, 1 May 2016.
Construction began in March 2014, and the first windows were installed in March 2015. Originally, the bus station was due to open in January 2015, as announced in October 2014. It was then delayed to June 2015, then later to December. In September 2015, it was delayed again, this time to 2016.
References
{{Blackburn with Darwen buildings
Bus stations in Lancashire
Transport in Blackburn with Darwen
Buildings and structures in Blackburn
2013 disestablishments in England