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Cannon Street Closure Final Day of Cannon Street Exchange Bus Station Bus service changes due to closure:GMPTE |
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Major Changes in Manchester
Cannon Street in Manchester will close on Saturday 30th August 2003
with bus services moved to other city centre stops as from Sunday 31st August.Services will be moved to various locations including Corporation Street, Stevenson Square, and the
new Exchange Bus Station which is currently being built. Arndale Bus Station The Arndale Bus Station was opened on 24th September 1979, costing £1.75 million and closed on Saturday 15th June 1996, as it never re-opened after the bomb in
Manchester City Centre. The Bus Station has recently been taken over by Bovis, along with the rest of the northern part of the Arndale Centre ready for re-development along with Cannon Street.Cannon Street has been a City Centre terminus for a long time, and 'Arndale' has been used for many years as a destination for buses terminating on Cannon Street and formerly in the bus
station. As from 31st August this will change with rumours that Greengate will be used once again, for the first time since the emergency diversions were removed after the bomb.
Cannon Street and Arndale Bus Station, June 2003 © A.Stephenson
A new transport interchange is to be built next to the new Metrolink station at Shudehill, but this will not be completed in time for the closure of Cannon
Street which is to be converted into an undercover shopping street. This has meant that temporary measures have had to be taken, including the re-opening
of Victoria Bus Station, until the new interchange is ready, possibly for a period of around 18 months.
Exchange Bus Station Exchange Bus Station is the new name for Victoria Bus Station which is
currently being remodelled, ready for re-opening. It had previously been used as a car park after being closed as a bus station for several years.
Victoria Bus Station is actually located in Salford, just over the boundary between Manchester and Salford. It is located next to the former Exchange
Station approach bridge which is now used as a car park, along with the station site.
Victoria Bus Station, July 2003 © A.Stephenson |
