Council to buy bus station land as part of major plans to regenerate town
manchestereveningnews.co.ukCouncil chiefs have agreed to buy the remaining site of the former Ashton-under-Lyne bus station as part of plans to regenerate the town.
Tameside’s executive cabinet has signed off on proposals to purchase a portion of land that previously housed the bus station in Ashton’s town centre for £150,000.
Ashton Interchange, the £32.7m new facility on Wellington Road, began operating in August 2020 after being developed by Transport for Greater Manchester (TfGM) in partnership with Tameside council.
It saw the previous bus station stands replaced by a concourse style building, with capacity for up to 145 bus departures an hour. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. The remaining part of the former bus station next to the Arcades Shopping Centre has been lying empty and unused since the new facility opened.
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