The Frenchgate Interchange (also known as Doncaster Interchange) is a rail and bus transport interchange located within the Frenchgate Shopping Centre in the city centre of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It has 30 bus stands,[1] with a large number of destinations accessible from Doncaster railway station.
Frenchgate Interchange | |
|---|---|
| Transport interchange | |
 Northern bus access to the Frenchgate Interchange beneath the North Bridge | |
| General information | |
| Other names | Doncaster Interchange |
| Location | Frenchgate Shopping Centre, St Sepulchre Gate, Doncaster South Yorkshire United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 53°31′26″N 1°08′20″W / 53.5240°N 1.1388°W |
| Owned by | South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive |
| Operated by | Travel South Yorkshire |
| Bus stands | 30 |
| Bus operators | Arriva Yorkshire, First South Yorkshire, Isle Coaches, National Express, Powell's Bus, Stagecoach East Midlands, Stagecoach Yorkshire, Waterson Coaches |
| Connections | Doncaster railway station  |
| Construction | |
| Parking | Yes |
| Bicycle facilities | Yes |
| Accessible | Yes |
| History | |
| Opened | June 2006 |
History edit
Frenchgate Interchange was designed by local transport executive South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE)[2] and shopping centre owners Teesland. It had received planning permission by 2001, and was intended to open in 2004 at a cost of £70 million.[3]
Work began in 2003. It opened in June 2006 and became the city's main transport hub, with SYPTE predicting that it would receive around 12 million passengers per year. The previous Doncaster North and Doncaster South bus stations, which dated from the 1960s and were located underneath multi-storey car parks, were closed. However, the South Bus Station remained a multi storey car park and has recently become the main car park for the developing civic area. [2]
Services edit
As of February 2021[update], the stand allocation is:
References edit
- ^ "Worker injured in tunnel collapse". BBC News. 28 April 2005. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
- ^ a b Millar, Alan (July 2006). "All change as Doncaster becomes new interchange". Buses (616). Ian Allan Publishing: 10.
- ^ Debenhams to open in Doncaster Property Week 6 April 2001