Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange

Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange is a transport interchange located in the Frenchgate Centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It has 30 bus bays, and also connects the shopping centre with the town's railway station. HistoryThe interchange was designed by local transport executive South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and shopping centre owners Teesland. It had received planning permission by 2001, and was intended to open in 2004 at a cost of £70 million. Work on the Frenchgate interchange began in 2003. It opened in June 2006 and became the town's main transport hub, with SYPTE predicting that it would receive around 12 million passengers per year. The previous Doncaster North and Doncaster South bus stations, which dated from the 1960s and were located underneath multi-storey car parks, were closed. BusThe Interchange is used by all bus companies that serve Doncaster. First South Yorkshire is the town's largest and central bus operator, with Stagecoach Yorkshire, Arriva Yorkshire, Wilfreda Beehive and Powells Bus Co. serving outer destinations. Services to Doncaster Sheffield Airport in Finningley also operate from the Interchange. The X4 First South Yorkshire Express Service operates every 30 minutes between the airport and the interchange Monday - Saturday. An hourly service operates on a Sunday.

Doncaster Frenchgate Interchange is a transport interchange located in the Frenchgate Centre in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It has 30 bus bays, and also connects the shopping centre with the town's railway station. HistoryThe interchange was designed by local transport executive South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (SYPTE) and shopping centre owners Teesland. It had received planning permission by 2001, and was intended to open in 2004 at a cost of £70 million. Work on the Frenchgate interchange began in 2003. It opened in June 2006 and became the town's main transport hub, with SYPTE predicting that it would receive around 12 million passengers per year. The previous Doncaster North and Doncaster South bus stations, which dated from the 1960s and were located underneath multi-storey car parks, were closed. BusThe Interchange is used by all bus companies that serve Doncaster. First South Yorkshire is the town's largest and central bus operator, with Stagecoach Yorkshire, Arriva Yorkshire, Wilfreda Beehive and Powells Bus Co. serving outer destinations. Services to Doncaster Sheffield Airport in Finningley also operate from the Interchange. The X4 First South Yorkshire Express Service operates every 30 minutes between the airport and the interchange Monday - Saturday. An hourly service operates on a Sunday.