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Title: Facilities for long distance coach passengers Post by: grahame on January 24, 2020, 23:06:09 From a discussion that started at a TWSW meeting I attended today ... what facilities (if any?) are needed at places that National Express, Megabus, Berrys, Snap (https://booking.getasnap.com/journeys/confirmed), Falcon and others call.
Here is the stop for the London service from Melksham (population around 25,000) ... (http://www.wellho.net/pix/mkmnexstop.jpg) Should we have ... - a compete sign - a timetable - connecting town buses at the same stop - sheltering and/or wider pavements for people to wait - road markings "bus stop" or "coach stop" - CCTV - public conveniences - a map of the town with a "you are here" and directions to other bus stops and taxis - cafe, ticket machine, ... Some very silly ideas for a daily service, I appreciate - but for long distance coaches is ticket price "everything" and nothing more than a "bus stops here" plate is needed, or do we need more? For completeness, here is the sign where the coach arrives. Again, roadside, quite narrow pavement ... (http://www.wellho.net/pix/mkmnexstop2.jpg) Title: Re: Facilities for long distance coach passengers Post by: grahame on January 25, 2020, 07:25:49 Let's add ... raised kerb to help wheelchair passengers leave and join the coaches.
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