Merthyr Tydfil bus station

Merthyr Tydfil bus station is the bus station that serves the town of Merthyr Tydfil, South Wales.

See also: List of bus stations in Wales
Merthyr Tydfil bus station

Gorsaf Fysiau Merthyr Tudful
Bus station
LocationMerthyr Tydfil Bus Station,
Castle Street,
Merthyr Tydfil,
CF47 8AN
Coordinates51.746°N 3.380°W / 51.746; -3.380
Owned byMerthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Operated byMerthyr Tydfil County Borough Council
Bus stands16
Bus operatorsStagecoach South Wales, NAT Group, First Call Travel
ConnectionsMerthyr Tydfil railway station
Other information
Websitehttps://traveline.info/

There are 16 stands and the main operator at the station is Stagecoach South Wales. NAT Group and First Call Travel also run services from Merthyr Tydfil bus station.

History

The original bus station dates from the 1960s, designed with two curving sections to give direct access to the adjacent modern shopping centre development.[1]

In 2014 proposals were put forward for an alternative site to the south of the town centre at Swan Street, closer to the railway station. The town council described the design of the old site as problematic and "a location of high levels of anti-social behaviour and crime".[2] In January 2015 the old police station at Swan Street was demolished and in August the plans for the new bus station on the site were released. Construction of the new bus station was dependent on funding from the Welsh Government.[3] The Welsh Government has committed the funding [4] and the construction has started on 15 July 2019 and is set to finish in Spring 2021. [5]

Merthyr Tydfil railway station is a four-minute walk from the bus station. From here, users can transfer to Transport for Wales services to Bridgend, Queen Street, Cardiff Central, and Barry, via the Merthyr line

See also

References
  1. Merthyr Tydfil Bus Station, Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  2. Nick Machin (23 July 2014) "Merthyr Tydfil's bus station is on the move", Wales Online. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  3. Katie Sands (6 August 2015) "Here's what Merthyr Tydfil's brand new bus station will look like", Wales Online. Retrieved 13 March 2017.
  4. Anthony Lewis (19 February 2019) "New Merthyr Tydfil bus station construction to start this year", Wales Online. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  5. Anthony Lewis (3 July 2014) , Wales Online. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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