Longton Interchange
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Longton Interchange | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Baths Road, Longton, Staffordshire Stoke-on-Trent |
| Coordinates | 52°59′23″N 2°08′16″W / 52.9896°N 2.1379°W |
| Bus stands | 9 |
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| Connections | Longton railway station (adjacent) |
| History | |
| Opened | 2003 |
Longton Transport Interchange serves the town of Longton, Staffordshire, England. The interchange is adjacent to Longton railway station.
The interchange was opened in 2003 at a cost of £637,000. The building was part funded by Stoke-on-Trent City Council, with £140,000 of funding being paid by Tesco. Tesco's contribution was part of the conditions put in place when the council approved planning permission for a supermarket in the town centre.[1]
The main operators at the station are First Potteries, Wardle Transport, Copeland Tours and D&G Bus & Coach. Buses run from the bus station around the Potteries area and as far as Alton Towers.
References
[edit]- ^ Ault, Richard (11 May 2013). "You wait six years for a bus station screen... then two come along". The Sentinel. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
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