Colchester to get new bus station after 14-year absence

Summarised from 4 outlets · 6 reports · Updated 2 Oct, 13:13 · Archive

Colchester is to get a new bus station at Painters Yard, the former Queen Street site, after buses left the area 14 years ago. The new transport interchange is planned for part of the old bus station site.

According to the city council's leader, the new transport hub could be open by 2029. The plans mark the return of bus services to a central location in the city following their departure over a decade ago.

The announcement has received mixed responses from local bus users. Some councillors have also raised concerns, with at least one saying the new bus station will not fix wider issues affecting the bus network in the city.

How it is being reported

• What does the return of Colchester's old bus station mean?BBC Essex · 1 Oct, 06:26
• 'New bus station won't fix wider bus network issues', councillors sayColchester Gazette · 1 Oct, 05:00
• Mixed views as bus station to return to Colchester after 14 yearsColchester Gazette · 30 Sept, 17:00
• Colchester to get new bus station... at former Queen Street site 14 years onBrentwood Guardian · 29 Sept, 15:58
• Colchester to get new bus station... at former Queen Street site 14 years onColchester Gazette · 29 Sept, 15:58
• Colchester to get new bus station... at former Queen Street site 14 years onEcho (Basildon) · 29 Sept, 15:58

In this story: Colchester · Painters Yard · Queen Street

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