Poole Bus Station
Poole Bus Station | |
|---|---|
 The bus station in 2009 | |
| Location | Poole England |
| Owned by | Wilts & Dorset |
| Bus stands | 15 |
| Bus operators | National Express Wilts & Dorset |
Poole Bus Station is a municipal building in Poole Town Centre, England.[1][2]
The bus station adjoins the Dolphin Shopping Centre and is opposite the Lighthouse Theatre. Poole Bus Station is the largest bus station in Dorset and is a key travel hub on the South Coast of England.[3] The station is owned by Wilts & Dorset[4] and used by National Express.[5]
The bus station is notorious for its lack of tidiness and anti-social behaviour[6][7] and has been identified as a crime hotspot by Dorset Police.[8]
History
A bus station has been on the site since at least the 1960s.[9]
The bus station was redeveloped in 2009[10] with improved lighting and new kerbs,[11] and with the UK's largest outdoor mural being painted onto the ceiling by Penson Architects. The process cost £300,000 and was supported by the Dolphin Shopping Centre and Poole Borough Council.[12] The mural graphic contains over 500 panels covering 1000 square metres.[13] The revamp was officially opened by town mayor Joyce Lavender.[14]
In 2017, the bus station was flooded.[15] Also in 2017, a £134m revamp of Poole Town Centre, including the bus station was unveiled.[16]
In 2018, the bus station was attacked by youths and damage was caused to lights and windows.[17] In 2019, a further redevelopment plan for a new bus station was revealed.[18][19]
In 2020, Yellow Buses stopped using the bus station due to the anti-social behaviour in the area.[20][21] As a result, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council boarded up the nearby alleys to discourage crime.[22][23]
References
- ↑ "Poole Bus Station (Stop K2) - Live Departures". www.unibuses.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Smith, Vernon (2019-09-15). Open-Top Buses. Amberley Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4456-9146-6. Search this book on
- ↑ "Poole Bus Station | Poole, Devon". englandscoast.com. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Poole Bus Station". Poole. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Morebus has made changes to the layout of Poole Bus Station (and its buses)". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Letter to the editor: Why people are frightened at Poole bus station". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Letter to the editor: Poole bus station is disgusting". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "How police in Poole are cracking down on anti-social behaviour in three hotspot areas". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Kingland Crescent | Poole History Online". poolehistory.org.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ Lomholt, Isabelle (2009-05-28). "Poole Bus Station Building Redevelopment". e-architect. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Bus station revamp to be unveiled". 2009-04-07. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ Contributor, A. J. (2009-05-29). "First look: Penson create UK's largest mural". Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Poole Bus Station | NES SOLUTIONS". www.nes-solutions.co.uk. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Revamped Poole bus station opened". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "Dolphin Centre reopens after 'severe flooding' at Poole bus station". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "£134m revamp planned for Poole town centre". BBC News. 2017-11-28. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ↑ "Youths trash KFC, smash lights, spit and throw missiles at people in Poole bus station". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
- ↑ "This is what Poole's futuristic new bus station could look like". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "New plans drawn up for replacement bus station as previous designs could have led to more crashes with pedestrians". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Yellows quit Poole bus station". Dorset Chamber of Commerce and Industry. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "LOCAL NEWS: "We're quitting Poole Bus Station" says angry Yellow Buses Chief". BH Living Magazine. 2020-02-04. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Boarding up crime: Police blocking off alleys to tackle Poole Bus Station anti-social behaviour". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-19.
- ↑ "Poole Bus Station: Alleyways closed in attempt to combat crime hotspot". Bournemouth Echo. Retrieved 2020-11-20.
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