The Beeston transport interchange, also known as Beeston Centre tram stop, is an interchange between the trams of the Nottingham Express Transit (NET) network and local buses. It is in the centre of the town of Beeston in Nottinghamshire, England. The interchange is some 750 metres (0.5 mi) north-west of Beeston railway station.[1][2]
Beeston Transport Interchange | |||||||||||
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| Bus and tram interchange | |||||||||||
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| General information | |||||||||||
| Location | Beeston Nottinghamshire England | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°55′31″N 1°12′53″W / 52.925225°N 1.214703°W | ||||||||||
| Owned by | Nottingham Express Transit | ||||||||||
| Operated by | Nottingham Express Transit | ||||||||||
| Line(s) | 1 | ||||||||||
| Platforms | 2 | ||||||||||
| Tracks | 2 | ||||||||||
| Bus stands | 6 | ||||||||||
| Construction | |||||||||||
| Structure type | At grade; in street | ||||||||||
| Accessible | Step-free access to platform | ||||||||||
| Key dates | |||||||||||
| 12 July 2015 | Opened (bus) | ||||||||||
| 25 August 2015 | Opened (tram) | ||||||||||
| Services | |||||||||||
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The interchange is built on the site of Styring Street and an adjacent multi-storey car park, which was demolished before construction began. It is modelled on a successful design used on the Strasbourg tram system in France, and comprises two staggered island platforms. Trams serve the outer faces of the platforms, using their off-side doors, whilst the inner faces each provide three bus stands that are served by local bus services. An elongated facing crossover allows outbound trams to terminate in the inbound platform. Vehicular access to the interchange is restricted to buses and trams.[2][3][4][5]
The interchange opened to buses on 12 July 2015 and has replaced the previous Beeston bus station, which was situated nearby. The tram stop within the interchange opened on 25 August 2015, along with the rest of NET's phase two.[1][3][4][6]
Tram services
editThe stop is on line 1 of the NET, from Hucknall via Nottingham city centre to Beeston and on to Chilwell, and is shown as Beeston Town Centre on NET publicity. Trams run at frequencies that vary between 4 and 8 trams per hour, depending on the day and time of day.[1][2]
Bus services
editThe interchange is served by the following day time bus routes:
| # | Route | Operator | Source |
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| 18 | Stapleford - Bramcote - Beeston - Rylands - Queen's Medical Centre - Nottingham | CT4N | [5][7] |
| 18a | Wollaton - Beeston - Rylands - Queen's Medical Centre - Nottingham | CT4N | |
| 36 | Chilwell - Beeston - Lenton Abbey - Queen's Medical Centre - Nottingham | Nottingham City Transport | [5][8] |
| 510 | Beeston - Toton - Stapleford | Nottinghamshire County Council | [5][9] |
| 536 | Beeston - Bramcote Avenue - Chilwell - Toton | Nottinghamshire County Council | [5][10] |
| indigo | ( Derby ) - Long Eaton - Beeston - Queen's Medical Centre - Nottingham | trentbarton | [5][11] |
Gallery
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Styring Street, the site of the interchange, before demolition and construction -
The site of Styring Street, with the completed interchange (compare with previous image) -
Looking south-east, showing tram stops on the outside and bus stops on the inside
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References
edit- ^ a b c "Extending your Tram Service" (PDF). Nottingham Express Transit. Archived (PDF) from the original on 7 August 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
- ^ a b c Skelsey, Geoffrey (2015). Nottingham's growing tramway - Building on NET's success. LRTA. pp. 70–74. ISBN 978-0-948106-49-1.
- ^ a b "New station set to open in Beeston". Nottingham Post. Local World. 7 July 2015. Archived from the original on 8 July 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2015.
- ^ a b Your new Beeston Bus and Tram Interchange - leaflet. Nottinghamshire County Council. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 9 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b c d e f "Beeston bus and tram interchange". Nottinghamshire County Council. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ "Nottingham Express Transit Phase 2 opens". Railway Gazette. DVV Media UK Ltd. 25 August 2015. Archived from the original on 28 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Service 18" (PDF). CT4N. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "36, 36B, 36U". Nottingham City Transport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Service 510" (PDF). Nottinghamshire County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Service 536" (PDF). Nottinghamshire County Council. Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "welcome - indigo". trentbarton. Archived from the original on 25 January 2022. Retrieved 25 January 2022.