It’s good news for all Kingston residents: last Saturday (November 16) saw the opening of the newly refurbed Cromwell Road bus station after 15 months of construction. The brand new ‘state-of-the-art’ bus depot comes as part of the Mayor of London’s commitment to improving accessibility to outer London.
A significant upgrade on its predecessor, the transformed bus hub has a bunch of environmental and accessibility improvements. New toilets, a retail space and a customer information desk will be a ‘gamechanger’ for customers according to Deputy Mayor for Transport, Seb Dance. The station is also now equipped with solar panels, a sustainable urban drainage system and a canopy to keep passengers dry.
Kingston’s portfolio holder for transport and highways, Nicola Nardelli, praised the design dubbing it a ‘leading sustainable design that incorporates safety, accessibility, energy efficiency and flood prevention during heavy rain’.
Practicality aside, the bus station has also gone through a proper glow up. Its new look features slick wooden pillars and a flattened roof, giving a much needed face-lift to the rusted green canopy it’s replaced.
With 32 bus routes running through it, the new bus station should provide a more comfortable travel experience for dozens of passengers travelling to and from one of the busiest retail towns in the UK. ‘We hope customers will be able to take advantage of the new and improved station and encourage more people to use local bus services,’ said Lorna Murphy, TfL’s director of buses.
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