Harrow bus station

Bus station in Greater London, England

  • Metroline
  • London Sovereign
  • London United
  • Sullivan Buses
ConnectionsHarrow-on-the-Hill station (adjacent)HistoryOpened30 May 1981 (1981-05-30)

Harrow bus station serves the town of Harrow in Greater London, England. It is owned and maintained by Transport for London.[1]

Harrow bus station

The bus station is on College Road, opposite the St Ann's Shopping Centre and approximately 100 metres from the Harrow-on-the-Hill rail and tube stations.[citation needed]

There are five stands within the bus station. The main operators at the bus station are London Sovereign and Metroline.[citation needed]

Buses go from Harrow as far afield as Watford, Ealing, Edgware, Brent Cross, Golders Green, Wembley, Heathrow Airport, Ruislip, Northolt, Greenford, Charing Cross (Night Bus), Bushey Heath and Northwood.[citation needed]

History

An official opening ceremony was held on 27 May 1981, attended by the chairman of London Transport and the Mayor of Harrow. It was built at a cost of £865,000. The bus station opened to the public on 30 May.[2] It was one of the first London Transport buildings to be built with the disabled in mind – the design included an accessible toilet and dropped kerbs.[3]

Vandalism was a major problem for the bus station.[4] In April 1988, London Regional Transport announced that they had commissioned an architect to examine the bus station and recommend changes to counter vandalism.[5] The bus station reopened on 27 June 1993 following a four month refurbishment.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Harrow Bus Station". Transport for London. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  2. ^ "New bus station goes into gear this week". Harrow Midweek. 26 May 1981. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Harrow bus station redevelopment". Google Arts & Culture. Transport for London Corporate Archives. 12 June 1981. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Bus station an 'eyesore'". Pinner Observer. 21 January 1988. p. 11. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Towards a better bus station". Pinner Observer. 7 April 1988. p. 12. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
  6. ^ "It's all change at bus station". Pinner Observer. 24 June 1993. p. 1. Retrieved 13 July 2021.

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External links

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Reference: "London's bus stations: a passenger's perspective". London TravelWatch. Retrieved 9 November 2021.