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Clipper Cards, Saver Sevens and the stench of diesel: The lost bus station that was under Manchester's Arndale
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manchestereveningnews.co.ukDon't miss a thing by getting the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox It was dark, it was dingy and it reeked of oil and diesel.
The tiles on the walls were once described as 'vomit-coloured' and it wasn't a place to hang around after dark. But if you're a Mancunian over the age of 40 chances are you'll remember the bus station under the Arndale well - and may even remember it fondly.
Opened on September 24, 1979, as part of the £100m construction of the Arndale centre, it replaced several other smaller, on-street stations in and around the city centre.
The main entrance was on Cannon Street with a back door at Shudehill. Inside was a travel shop where passengers could buy the much-loved Clipper Cards - which offered 10 journeys
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