Services
There are plenty of bus services that use St Margaret's Bus Station as well as long distance coach services. The majority of services are run by Arriva Leicester with the remainder of services run by Centrebus, Kinchbus, Roberts Coaches, Stagecoach in Northants and Travel de Courcey.
From St Margaret's, buses run to Burton-upon-Trent, Coalville, Coventry, Derby, East Midlands Airport, Hinckley, Loughborough, Market Harborough, Melton Mowbray, Northampton, Rugby and Swadlincote plus several parts of the Leicestershire area including Beaumont Shopping Centre, Blaby, Groby, Oadby, Ratby, South Wigston, Syston and Thurcaston.
In partnership with Germany's INIT, specialists in transportation telematics and fare collection systems, Leicester City Council also installed a Terminal Management System (TMS) to improve the performance of the bus station. The project has been considered extremely successful by both passengers and operators using the bus station.
The following table shows the bays in the bus station and which services use them:
| Bay | Service | Operator | Destination (via points) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coaches depart from this bay | ||
| 2 | 100 | Centrebus | Melton Mowbray via Syston, Barkby, Gaddesby & Great Dalby |
| 128 | Melton Mowbray via Syston, Ratcliffe-on-the-Wreake, Thrussington, Hoby & Frisby-on-the-Wreake | ||
| 3 | 2 | Kinchbus | Loughborough via Birstall, Cossington, Sileby, Barrow upon Soar & Quorn |
| RR6 (Wed) | Centrebus | Melton Mowbray via Hungarton, Ashby Foville, Gaddesby & Kirby Bellars | |
| 4 | X27 (M-F) | Paul S Winson | Loughborough express via Birstall |
| Skylink (6am-midnight) |
Kinchbus | Derby via Loughborough, East Midlands Airport & Castle Donington | |
| 5 | 26 | Arriva | Coalville via Glenfield Hospital, County Hall, Groby, Ratby, Botcheston, Thornton & Bagworth |
| 27 | Ratby via Glenfield Hospital, County Hall & Groby (Laundon Way) | ||
| 28 | Groby (Pine Tree Avenue) via Glenfield Hospital & County Hall | ||
| 6 | 29 | Coalville via Glenfield Hospital, County Hall, Groby & Markfield | |
| 29A | Coalville via Glenfield Hospital, County Hall, Groby, Markfield & Whitwick | ||
| 7 | 120 | Roberts Coaches | Coalville via County Hall, Anstey, Newtown Linford, Markfield & Stanton-under-Bardon |
| 8 | 126 | Arriva | Coalville via Birstall, Rothley, Mountsorrel, Loughborough, Shepshed & Whitwick |
| 9 | 127 | Shepshed via Birstall, Rothley, Mountsorrel & Loughborough | |
| 10 | 55 | Centrebus | Thurcaston via Woodgate, Avebury Avenue & Beaumont Leys |
| 153 | Arriva | Market Bosworth via Braunstone Crossroads, Kirby Muxloe, Desford, Newbold Verdon & Barlestone | |
| 11 | 158 | Nuneaton via Braunstone Crossroads, Earl Shilton, Barwell & Hinckley | |
| 12 | 140 | Centrebus | Rugby via Fosse Park, Narborough, Littlethorpe, Broughton Astley & Lutterworth |
| 148 | Sharnford via Grove Park, Thurlaston, Stoney Stanton & Sapcote | ||
| 13 | 84 | Arriva | Lutterworth via Aylestone, Blaby, Whetstone & Broughton Astley |
| 84A (Mon-Sat only)1 | Whetstone via Aylestone & Blaby | ||
| 14 | 85 (Mon-Sat only)1 | South Wigston via Aylestone, Blaby & Countesthorpe | |
| 15 | 47 (Mon-Sat only)2 | Arriva | Wigston Magna via Saffron Lane, South Wigston & Little Hill |
| 16 | 48 (Mon-Sat only)2 | Arriva | South Wigston via Railway Station, University Road, Wigston Magna & Little Hill |
| 17 | No Services | ||
| 18 | 747 | Centrebus | Uppingham via Thurnby, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Billesdon & Belton-in-Rutland |
| RR1 (M-F) | Hallaton via Thurnby, Houghton-on-the-Hill, Loddington & East Norton | ||
| RR3 (Thu & Fri) | Great Easton via Oadby, Tur Langton, Slawston, Hallaton & Medbourne | ||
| RR5 (Wed) | Oakham via Hungarton & Great Dalby | ||
| RR8 (Fri) | Billesdon via Kings Norton & Gaulby | ||
| RR11 (Sat) | Oakham via Cold Newton & Halstead | ||
| RR12 (Fri) | Uppingham via Houghton-on-the-Hill & East Norton | ||
| 19 | RR4 (Tue & Thu) | Centrebus | Market Harborough via Bushby, Houghton-on-the-Hill & East Norton |
| X6 | Travel de Courcey | Coventry via Fosse Park, Three Pots, University Hospital & Walsgrave | |
| X7 | Stagecoach | Milton Keynes via Oadby, Kibworth, Market Harborough, Brixworth & Northampton | |
| 20 | X3 | Arriva | Market Harborough via Oadby, Great Glen & Kibworth |
| 21 & 22 | Long Distance Coaches | ||
| Gravel Street | |||
| Z1 | Skylink (midnight-6am Thu-Sat only) |
Kinchbus | Derby via Loughborough, East Midlands Airport & Castle Donington |
| National Express & Long Distances Coaches | |||
| Z2 - Z4 | National Express & Long Distances Coaches | ||
| Z5 | Skylink (midnight-6am Sun-Wed only) |
Kinchbus | Derby via Loughborough, East Midlands Airport & Castle Donington |
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