Rebuilding
The station, which had existed since 1986, was closed after service finished on 3rd April 2010. Building work took place during the ensuing months, in which a new pedestrian bridge linking the train and bus stations was built, a contraflow system installed along the ring road and the bus station rebuilt. The station re-opened on 24 July 2011, which coincided with the Wolverhampton bus network review and marked the end of Phase One of the project. Phase Two includes improvements to the railway station, a new hotel, and redevelopment of the canalside area, but a date for this has yet to be finalized.
When the list of buses serving the station was revealed it was met with consternation by many local residents, businesses and councillors when they discovered that many of the regular services would no longer serve the bus station. This was due to the bus network review which saw many services merged to create new cross-city services that would not divert to serve the station. Consequently, only two-thirds of bus services using the city centre now serve the new station.
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