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Redevelopment of West Croydon bus station
An artist's impression of the development. Photo credit: TFL
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Redevelopment of West Croydon bus station
An artist's impression of the development. Photo credit: TFL
Major works to completely transform the site of West Croydon bus station began over the weekend (4 October) as part of a continuing £50m investment to improve the town's public realm and transport infrastructure.
Transport for London (TfL) and Croydon Council are developing the bus station as part of the 'Connected Croydon' urban realm development, a £50m programme of high street, public space and transport improvements to transform the town centre by making it more attractive.
Passengers are encouraged to plan ahead and the works will affect local bus routes.
Around eight million passengers use West Croydon bus station each year and the improvement plans, which include better lighting and a more spacious environment with better customer information systems, have been developed specifically with them in mind.
The works are scheduled to end in early 2016 after which bus passengers will benefit from a number of other improved facilities, such as fully accessible bus stops and modern CCTV coverage for continued passenger safety.
The bus station, built in 1983, is used by 150 buses per hour and is a popular interchange between Croydon Tramlink, London Overground and buses.
The new design will also enable it to manage a 20 per cent increase in passenger footfall.
"The redevelopment of West Croydon bus station is a key part of our plans to regenerate the town centre" said Councillor Toni Letts, Croydon Council's cabinet member for economic development.
"As a result of the improvements we are making to Croydon, there will be more people coming to visit. Therefore it's essential we have the right transport infrastructure in place to meet this demand."
Advice from TFL for planning your journey:
No buses will serve the bus station itself during the closure. The last bus stop for buses that currently terminate at the bus station will be on St Michael's Road - a two minute walk away. (Routes 154, 166, 194, 367, 403, 405, 412, 450, 689, T33);
Buses that normally stop at the bus station will pick up from the next available stop on line of route during the closure. Buses that currently serve the bus station from Tamworth Road will be diverted by Poplar Walk and resume normal line of routing. Routes 264, 407, and 410 will pick up and drop passengers at Poplar Walk. Routes 157 and 455 will stop at Wellesley Road.
Details of stopping arrangements and route changes during the works will also be available at local bus stops and on the Transport for London (TfL) website
