Stratford bus station

Stratford bus station is a bus station and taxi rank in Stratford in London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London. An entrance to Stratford station is located adjacent to the bus station, while Westfield Stratford City and Stratford City bus station are located across the link bridge on the other side of the railway.

This article is about the bus station south of Stratford station opened in 1994. For the bus station opened in 2011 north of the station, see Stratford City bus station.

Stratford Bus Station
The bus station in 2009
LocationStratford
Newham
Owned byTransport for London
Operated byLondon Buses
Bus stands5
Bus operators
ConnectionsAdjacent to Stratford station
History
OpenedNovember 1994

Designed in-house by London Transport architect Soji Abass,[1] the bus station opened on 16 November 1994,[2] and comprises five bus stands.[3] It replaced an older bus station on the site, which was situated on the ground floor of a multi-storey car park prior to demolition.[4] As of 2011, over 20 million passengers use the bus station every year.[5]

London Buses routes 25, 69 86, 104, 158, 238, 257, 262, 308, 425, 473, 678, D8 and night routes N25 and N86 serve the station.[6]

References
  1. dwtransportwriting (14 February 2018). "Light Cones (Stratford Bus Station, London, UK)". The Beauty of Transport. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  2. "Stratford Bus Station Wins Award by Design". London Transport. 11 January 1997. Archived from the original on 11 January 1997. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
  3. "Stratford station - Onward Travel Information" (PDF). National Rail. 27 May 2020.
  4. Brown, Tim (4 January 2009), Stratford bus station 1988, retrieved 27 May 2020
  5. "Stratford bus station prepares for a new and improved look". Transport for London. 26 July 2011. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  6. "Stratford Bus Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

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