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Bristol Bus and Coach Station serves the city of Bristol in the west of England. It is situated on Marlborough Street, near the Broadmead shopping area. The original bus station and onsite depot were opened in 1958 by the Bristol Omnibus Company. It was later redeveloped with the current bus station opening in 2006. [1]
A number of bus services serve Street including route 376 to Bristol via Wells which is operated by First West of England and runs every hour. It is also served by Berrys Coaches daily 'Superfast' service to and from London. [35]
WESTlink is a demand-responsive bus service provided by the West of England Combined Authority in Bristol, Bath, South Gloucestershire and parts of Somerset. [1] Launched in April 2023, [2] the service has replaced around 40 rural bus services. [3] WESTlink allows journeys to be booked at short notice via mobile app, website or phone call.
The Bristol bus station, in Marlborough Street, was opened in 1958. It was redeveloped in 2006 There are three main bus companies operating across the Greater Bristol area. They are First West of England, [1] Stagecoach South West and Big Lemon. They provide services around Bristol and into South Gloucestershire and North Somerset.
A preserved Bristol K5G Bristol Omnibus Company bus. Horse-bus services in Bristol were started in 1887 by the Bristol Tramways & Carriage Company, with a service from the Victoria Rooms (connecting with the trams) to Clifton. [1] [2] The horse-buses were replaced by motor buses from 1906, first on a service from the city centre to Clifton. [3]
Greyhound Motors was formed in February 1921 by Sydney Tom Toogood [1] to operate motor buses in Bristol.. In February 1925, it commenced a long-distance coach service between Bristol and London, which has been claimed to be the first long-distance coach service with scheduled stops en route to pick up and set down passengers.
Public transport within the city is still largely bus-based, with majority of local bus services operated by First West of England. Bristol bus station is in Marlborough Street, near the Broadmead shopping area and serves coaches and longer distance buses, whilst most local buses run to or through the Centre, where trams used to run.
[2] [27] The company opened Bristol bus station in Marlborough Street in 1958, and Bath bus station in Manvers Street in the same year. [28] [29] In 1963, the company attracted national attention when its operation of a colour bar, denying employment to non-white bus crews resulted in a 60-day boycott, led by youth worker Paul Stephenson. [30]