Aldgate bus station
Aldgate Bus Station  | |
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 The bus station in 2009 | |
| Location | Aldgate City of London |
| Operated by | Transport for London |
| Bus stands | 1 |
| Bus operators | Abellio London Arriva London Go-Ahead London Stagecoach London Tower Transit |
| Connections | Aldgate Underground station |
Aldgate Bus Station serves the Aldgate area of the City of London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London and located directly south of Aldgate Underground station.
Also known as Minories bus station or lay-by, it was the first dedicated bus station in the City of London,[1] and was formerly a major coach station and trolleybus terminal.
Trolleybus terminal[edit]
The City of London Corporation prohibited trams and trolleybuses from entering the square mile - Aldgate was therefore used as a terminal on the edge of the city. Opening in in the 1930s by 1947 it was the busiest in London with 1,358 departures a day.[2] Trolleybus services ceased in 1961.[2] In 1964 it was reconstructed as a bus and coach station.[3]
Green Line Coach Station[edit]
Aldgate was the base for Green Line Coaches serving Essex, while other Green Line routes operated out of Green Line Coach Station at Victoria.
Recent history[edit]
In January 2015 the bus station closed in connection with adjoining roadworks.[4][5] It reopened in April 2016.[6][7]
The leasehold title in the air space from forty feet upwards above the bus station was transferred from BRB (Residuary) Limited on its abolition in 2013 to London and Continental Railways.[8][9]
References[edit]
- ↑ Report, Improvements and town planning committee to the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor: Aldermen and Commons of the City of London, in Common Council Assembled, on the Preliminary Draft Proposals for Post-war Reconstruction in the City of London, 1944, p. 25,
A further provision for temporarily stationary traffic off but very near the public way could advantageously be made at important and much frequented points by the creation of lay-bys for coaches, omnibuses and trolley-buses. The vehicles would thus be temporarily withdrawn from and thus not obstruct the main now of traffic, while the waiting passengers could assemble (possibly under cover) without either obstructing passers-by or being jostled by them. One such already exists at Aldgate and Minories as a terminus, and we were examining the design for another in 1938 near Southwark Bridgehead.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Golds, Peter. "Fast trolleys kept us going silently through war and peace". East London Advertiser. Retrieved 2020-01-25.
- ↑ Annual Report and Accounts - London Transport Board, Her Majesty's Stationary Office, 1964, p. 9,
The Central Bus and Green Line coach station at Minories, Aldgate, was reconstructed, with new passenger and staff accommodation
- ↑ https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2014/december/aldgate-bus-station-to-close-for-gyratory-removal-works
- ↑ https://mobile.twitter.com/Squarehighways/status/552501168434601984
- ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2016. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help)CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link) - ↑ https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/media/press-releases/2016/april/liverpool-street-and-aldgate-bus-stations-to-re-open-this-weekend
- ↑ "Schedule 1 Part 1". Department for Transport: Transfer Scheme - BRB (Residuary) Limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, London & Continental Railways Limited, Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited and The Secretary of State for Transport: BRB (Residuary) Limited to Network Rail Infrastructure Limited, London & Continental Railways Limited, Rail Safety and Standards Board Limited, and the Secretary of State for Transport. The Stationery Office. 2013-10-08. ISBN 9780108512698. Search this book on
- ↑ Title Number: NGL370014, HM Land Registry, 25 January 2020
External links[edit]
Media related to Aldgate bus station at Wikimedia Commons
Coordinates: 51°30′48″N 0°04′30″W / 51.51333°N 0.07500°W
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