North Greenwich Bus Station serves the area of North Greenwich in the Royal Borough of Greenwich, Greater London, England. The station is owned and maintained by Transport for London.
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 The bus station in 2009 | |
| General information | |
| Location | Greenwich Peninsula Royal Borough of Greenwich |
| Operated by | Transport for London |
| Bus routes | 108, 108D, 129, 132, 161, 180, 188, 335, 422, 472 and 486 |
| Bus stands | 5 |
| Bus operators | |
| Connections | North Greenwich Underground station |
| Construction | |
| Architect | Foster and Partners |
| History | |
| Opened | 1999 |
The bus station is next to the North Greenwich station and situated approximately 100 metres away from the O2 arena.
History
editThe Jubilee line extension included a station at North Greenwich, which would include a large car park and bus station.[1] Construction on the tube station began in 1993. In 1996, Greenwich was chosen as the site for the Millennium Experience, with the under construction station considered to be a key part of the transport infrastructure.[2]
Initial designs for the bus station were by North Greenwich station architects Alsop, Lyall and Störmer – with a colourful "L" shaped roof, representing a missing letter from Millennium.[3] Foster and Partners were instead chosen to design the station in 1996, with the design incorporating a sweeping aerofoil shaped roof canopy, with extensive use of glass.[4][5]
North Greenwich Transport Interchange opened around the same time as the tube station in May 1999 as part of the Jubilee line extension.[6] The Millennium Dome was the main attraction during that time. The bus and tube stations are located quite close to the southern portals of the Blackwall Tunnel.
The bus station is accessible via escalator from the tube station. There are five stands within the bus station.[5]
Future replacement
editAs part of the development of the Greenwich Peninsula, the bus station building will be replaced, built around a new multistorey car park.[7] Initial proposals for a new bus station designed by Santiago Calatrava did not materialise.[8]
References
edit- ^ Schoon, Nicholas (30 June 1994). "Greenwich gets on line". The Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ "BBC News | UK | The Dome - from conception to birth". news.bbc.co.uk. 6 February 2000. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Powell, Kenneth (2001). Will Alsop 1990-2000: book 2. London : New York: Laurence King Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85669-238-0.
- ^ "North Greenwich Interchange". Foster + Partners. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ a b Bennett, David (2004). Architecture of the Jubilee Line Extension. London: Thomas Telford. ISBN 0727730886. OCLC 51870430.
- ^ "Prescott launches Dome tube link". news.bbc.co.uk. 14 May 1999. Retrieved 21 May 2023.
- ^ Chamberlain, Darryl (23 September 2019). "Peninsula developer wants North Greenwich bus station to be at foot of car park". The Greenwich Wire. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
- ^ Pitcher, Greg (13 August 2019). "Calatrava towers dropped from Greenwich Peninsula scheme". The Architects’ Journal. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
Gallery
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The bus station with Canary Wharf in the distance -
The interior of the bus station
