Eldon Square bus station

Eldon Square Bus Station is one of two bus stations serving Newcastle City Centre. It is owned by Newcastle City Council and is managed by Tyne and Wear PTE. The current glass-roofed bus station was built adjacent to the former, and is accessible via the mall.

It is located in the Haymarket area of the city centre, a short walk from Newcastle University and Northumbria University. It offers a connection with services from Haymarket bus station and Haymarket Metro Station. It is attached to, and accessible from Eldon Square Shopping Centre, which links the bus station with the Northumberland Street and Monument areas of the city.

History

The present bus station opened in March 2007, replacing a previous bus station, located below the shopping centre, which has now been converted into a service area and new mall.

Stands and services

The station has ten bus stands, nine for departures (stand A to J), and an additional alighting point (stand K). The bus stands at Haymarket continue the lettering sequence (stand L to Y). Each bus stand has ten seats, real-time information displays, and automatic doors (which open only when a bus is at the stand). Glass screens located at each bus stand feature artwork designed by Artstop Studios.

Eldon Square is mainly served by Go North East, with services operating in and around Tyne and Wear, as well as County Durham, west Northumberland and Teesside.

Stagecoach predominantly serve streets within the city, with the bus station serving only the operator's express services beyond the city proper, with destinations including Kingston Park, Newcastle Airport, Ponteland and Throckley. The operator also runs the 685 service, which heads west to Corbridge, Hexham, Haltwhistle, Brampton and Carlisle.

Independent operator, Peter Hogg of Jedburgh, operates the thrice-daily (except Sunday) X74 service, which runs from the city to Jedburgh via Ponteland, Belsay, Otterburn and the Scottish Border.

Bus services from nearby Haymarket are predominantly operated by Arriva North East, serving destinations in the north and east of the city, North Tyneside and south east Northumberland.

Coach services operated by National Express serve the nearby Newcastle Coach Station, with those operated by FlixBus and Megabus serving the lay-by on John Dobson Street, near to the City Library.

As of September 2024, the stand allocation is:

Stand	Route	Destination
A	12	Winlaton Template:Rint via Scotswood Road & Blaydon Template:Rint Template:Rint
	684	Hexham Template:Rint Template:Rint via Denton Burn, Walbottle, Throckley, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Wylam, Ovingham, Ovington & Corbridge Template:Rint
	685	Carlisle Template:Rint Template:Rint via Denton Burn, Walbottle, Throckley, Heddon-on-the-Wall, Horsley, Corbridge Template:Rint, Hexham Template:Rint Template:Rint, Haydon Bridge Template:Rint, Bardon Mill Template:Rint, MelkridgeTemplate:Efn, Haltwhistle Template:Rint, Brampton & Warwick Bridge
	X82	Throckley express via Denton Burn & Walbottle
	X85	Hexham Template:Rint Template:Rint express via A69 & Corbridge Template:Rint
B	10	Hexham Template:Rint Template:Rint via Teams, Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Blaydon Template:Rint Template:Rint, Ryton, Crawcrook, Prudhoe, Stocksfield Template:Rint, Riding Mill Template:Rint & Corbridge Template:Rint
	10A	Blackhall Mill via Teams, Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Blaydon Template:Rint Template:Rint, Ryton, Crawcrook, Greenside,Template:Efn High Spen & Chopwell
	10B	Low Prudhoe via Teams, Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Blaydon Template:Rint Template:Rint, Ryton, Crawcrook & Prudhoe Template:Rint
C	6	Lanchester via Teams, Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Swalwell, Whickham, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Tantobie, Tanfield Lea, Stanley Template:Rint, South Moor, Quaking Houses,Template:Efn Burnhope & Maiden Law
	47	Consett Template:Rint via Teams, Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Swalwell, Winlaton Mill, Rowlands Gill, Highfield, High Spen, Chopwell, Blackhall Mill, Ebchester, Shotley Bridge & Bridgehill
	X45	Consett Template:Rint express via Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Swalwell, Winlaton Mill, Rowlands Gill, Hamsterley Mill, Ebchester, Shotley Bridge & Blackhill
D	X30	Stanley Template:Rint express via Dunston Template:Rint, Whickham, Sunniside & Shield Row
	X31	Stanley Template:Rint express via Dunston Template:Rint, Whickham, Sunniside & East Stanley
	X32	Consett Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Lobley Hill, Sunniside & East Stanley
	X70	Consett Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Tantobie, Flint Hill, Dipton & Leadgate
	X71	Consett Template:Rint express via Dunston Template:Rint, Whickham, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Medomsley & Leadgate
	X71A	Consett Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Medomsley & Leadgate
	X72	Stanley Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Lobley Hill, Sunniside, Crookgate, Burnopfield, Tantobie, Flint Hill, Dipton, Catchgate & Annfield Plain
	X73	Stanley Template:Rint express via Metrocentre Template:Rint Template:Rint, Swalwell, Whickham, Crookgate, Tanfield, Tantobie, Flint Hill, Dipton, Catchgate & Annfield Plain
E	X1	Peterlee Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, QE Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell Village, Washington Galleries Template:Rint, Herrington Burn, Houghton-le-Spring, Hetton-le-Hole, Easington Lane, South Hetton & Easington Village
	X1A	Picktree Village express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, QE Hospital, Wrekenton, Springwell Village & Washington Galleries Template:Rint
	X10	Middlesbrough Template:Rint Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Heworth Template:Rint Template:Rint Template:Rint, Dalton Park, Peterlee, Billingham, Norton & Stockton-on-Tees Template:Rint Template:Rint
F	25	Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Low Fell, Wrekenton, Eighton Banks, Portobello & Barley Mow
	28	Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, QE Hospital, Wrekenton, Eighton Banks, Birtley, Ouston, Pelton, Beamish,Template:Efn Grange Villa & Pelton Fell
	28B	Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Low Fell, Kibblesworth, Birtley, Ouston, Pelton, Newfield, Grange Villa & Pelton Fell
	29	Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Bensham, Saltwell Park, Low Fell, Kibblesworth, Ouston, Pelton, Beamish,Template:Efn Grange Villa & Pelton Fell
	X12	Middlesbrough Template:Rint Template:Rint express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Low Fell, Birtley, Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint, Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Durham Template:Rint Template:Rint, Shincliffe, Bowburn, Coxhoe, Sedgefield, Hardwick, Stockton-on-Tees Template:Rint Template:Rint & Teesside Park
	X21	West Auckland express via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Low Fell, Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint, Plawsworth, Framwellgate Moor, Durham Template:Rint Template:Rint, Neville's Cross, Croxdale, Tudhoe, Spennymoor, Bishop Auckland Template:Rint Template:Rint & Tindale Crescent
G	21	BrandonTemplate:Efn via Gateshead Template:Rint Template:Rint, Low Fell, Harlow Green, Angel of the North, Birtley, Barley Mow, Chester-le-Street Template:Rint Template:Rint, Plawsworth, Arnison Centre,Template:Efn Framwellgate Moor, Durham Template:Rint Template:Rint, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor
H	X74	Jedburgh express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport Template:Rint Template:Rint, Ponteland, Belsay, Kirkwhelpington, Knowesgate, Otterburn, Rochester, Byrness, Carter Bar & Camptown
	X77	Darras Hall express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar, Kingston Park Template:Rint, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport Template:Rint Template:Rint & Ponteland
	X78
	X79	Kirkley Hall express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar, Kingston Park Template:Rint, Woolsington, Newcastle Airport Template:Rint Template:Rint & Ponteland
	X87	Newbiggin Hall express via Cowgate & Blakelaw
	X88
J	49	Newcastle Great Park via Gosforth, Regent Centre Template:Rint Template:Rint & Brunton Park
	74	Hexham Template:Rint Template:Rint via Cowgate, Slatyford, Westerhope, Callerton, Ponteland, Darras Hall, Medburn, Dalton, Stamfordham, Matfen, Great Whittington & Oakwood
	X47	Newcastle Great Park express via Cowgate, Kenton Bar & Kingston Park Template:Rint

External links

• Template:Sister-inline
• Map of stands and services for Eldon Square and Haymarket bus stations