The present day bus station before the 2022 fire

Slough bus station is a bus station in Slough, United Kingdom. The bus station is situated adjacent to Slough railway station.[1]

History

The former bus station

Partial demolition of the former 1970s Slough bus station along with Compair House, a disused office block, began in February 2010 to allow for the construction of the new bus station, which started in March 2010.[2][3] Services transferred from the old bus station to the new bus station on 28 May 2011.[4]

The bus station was seriously damaged by a fire on 29 October 2022 which started from a parked bus and spread across the roof of the station, damaging three other buses that were being stored overnight and forcing bus operators to arrange temporary bus stands nearby.[5] It remains closed as of December 2023.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Bus station set for £400m revamp". BBC News. 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  2. ↑ "Slough sheds 'The Office' image". BBC News. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  3. ↑ "Heart of Slough beats faster". Slough Observer. 2010-03-24. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  4. ↑ "New Slough bus station opens". BBC News. 2011-05-28. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
  5. ↑ "Slough bus station fire spread across whole roof". BBC News. 29 October 2022. Retrieved 29 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Planning your journey by bus, coach and train". Slough Borough Council. Retrieved 18 December 2023.

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