Workington bus station
Workington bus station is a bus station in Workington, England. It was opened on 19 March 1926 by Cumberland Motor Services as the first purpose-built covered bus station in Great Britain.[1][2] In March 2006, a request from the Workington and District Civic Trust to have the building listed was turned down as it was deemed to have had too many modifications. In October 2006, a plaque was added to the exterior of the building to commemorate its history.[3] In 2019, the bus station was redecorated and paintings from local schoolchildren were installed on its interior walls.[4]
Centenary Refurbishment
In August 2024, Cumberland Council announced it had received £2.1 million in funding for refurbishing parts of Workington Town Centre, including approaches to the bus station.[5]
Following this announcement, in July 2025, Workington Bus Station closed for six weeks of major refurbishment works, a deep clean and repainting. Costing Stagecoach around £100,000, the internal layout was changed to have all stands on one side of the bus station, reducing the need to cross the station. On reopening in September, work was still ongoing to reinstate two bus stands on the South side of the station.[6]
References
- ^ "Workington Buses". Workington Transport Heritage Trust. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Motor 'bus station: Workington leads the way in progressive scheme". Lancashire Evening Post. 20 March 1926. p. 3. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Plaque marks bus station's history". Times & Star. 20 October 2006. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Children's murals take pride of place at Workington bus station". Cumbria Crack. 8 November 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
- ^ "Improvements planned for Workington's town centre | Cumberland Council". www.cumberland.gov.uk. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
- ^ "Bus station refurbished ahead of 100th anniversary". BBC News. 2 September 2025. Retrieved 23 December 2025.
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