13 March 2008
From the 26th April 2008, the Coachway will move from its current location at Junction 14, whilst a new coach passenger terminal is constructed.
Long distance coach services currently calling at Junction 14 will move to a temporary location between Montrose Street and Pilgrim Street, off Silbury Boulevard in Campbell Park, where facilities will include a waiting room, café, ticket office, toilets, a shop with taxi booking facilities and approximately 60 adjacent parking spaces. The site will be well lit, have CCTV and 24 hour on-site security.
Services will operate from this location 24 hours a day. This includes all National Express services to London, Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Birmingham and many other locations as well as the MK1 commuter service to London City and Canary Wharf.
Stagecoach express service X5 to Oxford and Cambridge will also operate from the temporary facility in Campbell Park, instead of the Coachway, and all local bus services travelling along this section of Silbury Boulevard will serve the adjacent stops outside the temporary facility.
For more information about the Coachway please see the other articles on M1 junction 14 at
www.milton-keynes.gov.uk/transport
"I am delighted that progress on the new Coachway is happening" commented Andrew Parker, National Express, General Manager for the South-East. "We hope to move into the new building in early 2009, but in the meantime, the Milton Keynes team will do their best to assist customers during this transitional stage".
Councillor Chris Williams, Cabinet Member for Transport commented: "The council has worked hard to ensure that we continue to provide coach services for the public".
In the meantime, the ground is being prepared for a state-of-the-art passenger terminal building to be built on the new Park & Ride site adjacent to Junction 14 of the M1. It is anticipated that this will be completed in early 2009.
The site at Campbell Park was chosen after consultation with passengers, the coach companies, residents and parish councils .
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