Castleford bus station

[MetrolineGA1511]

I have read references to Castleford bus station due to be refurbished. Some information has recently been released by Metro and Wakefield Council, as below:

www.wymetro.com/news/projects/projectdetails/CastlefordBusStationRedevelopment

www.wakefield.gov.uk/Planning/Regeneration/FiveTowns/castlefordplan.htm

If any of you attended the Exhibitions on 13/14/16 March, feel free to comment here.

I may decide to postpone my ride on a Volvo B5LH on route 163 or 166 until the refurbsihed bus station opens.

[SF07]

Castleford bus station will close from 26 January in order to start work on re-developing the bus station. As a result, buses will use bus stops on nearby streets until Spring 2014 when phase 2 of the re-development will begin. The new bus station will open in Spring 2015.

Temporary stops:
*A1 (Albion Street north-eastbound) - Services 156/159, 184/185 (to Pontefract), 188 (to Pontefract) and 499/500
*A2 (Albion Street south-westbound) - Services 125, 146, 183, 184/185, 188, 189 (all to Wakefield) and 491
*B1 (Bank Street northbound) - Services 125 (to Pontefract) and 175
*B2 (Bank Street northbound) - Services 163/166 and 167/168
*B3 (Bank Street northbound) - Services 134, 135, 136, 137 and 138
*S1 (Station Road northbound) - Services 146 and 183 (to Wakefield)
*S2 (Station Road sourthbound) - Services 144, 146, 177 and 183 (to Pontefract) plus 546
*E1 (next to bus station) - Coaches
*E2 (next to bus station) - Services 48, 153, 187, X28 and service 189 to Leeds

No changes to stops on Aire Street

wymetro.com/uploadedFiles/WYMetro/Content/travelnews/ServiceChanges/Timetables_for_service_changes_page_(will_be_deleted_each_time)/CFD_BusStn_Ph1.pdf

[MetrolineGA1511]

Thanks for the update SF07. I feel prepared to wait until 2015 to go there. I rode Arriva Volvo B5LH and Stagecoach Scania-E300 elsewhere last August/ October anyway.

[Jonesy]

Bad news guys it been put hold because of road works on bank street! No date given get. I assume i will be a week later