Andover, Hampshire Bus Station
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Andover, Hampshire bus station is located in the centre of town, off Western Avenue (the A3057) and West Street. It is built on the side of the multi-story car park, joined to the Chantry Centre, the local shopping centre. Also located just adjacent, there is a Costa Coffee. In general, the bus station is located within the vicinity of the local Andover College, leisure centre, church and high street.
Andover bus station has 10 bays, labeled A - J, however no service is currently scheduled to use J.
Companies
[edit]As of September 2024, only two bus companies service the bus station. These are: Stagecoach South, and Salisbury Reds[1] ( part of Go South Coast / Go-Ahead Group). However the majority of routes are only serviced by Stagecoach, Salisbury Reds only co-operates the Activ8 route.
There is one more company that offers a route, however this is not open to all, as it has to be registered for. This is operated by Hampshire Community Transport.[2]
Internal Routes ( Inside Andover Ticket Zone )
[edit]1 - Stand A - towards King Arthur's Way & Roman Way
2 - Stand B - towards East Anton ( Augusta Park )
3 - Stand F towards Charlton / Saxon Fields and Stand D towards Picket Twenty, this service sometimes goes via Andover train station
4 - Stand E - towards Drove Estate and to Picket Piece, this service sometimes goes via Andover train station
9 - Stand F - towards Berry Way
12 - Stand F - towards Picton Road
13 - Stand E - towards Colenzo Drive
External Routes ( Goes outside Andover Ticket Zone )
[edit]5 towards Monxton Rd & Thruxton - also passes through Grateley, this service also goes via Andover train station
7 towards Newbury - also passes through Enham Alamein, Hurstbourne Tarrant and Highclere
Activ8[3] towards Ludgershall, Tidworth & Salisbury - also passes through Weyhill, Amesbury, Bulford and on certain journeys Larkhill. This service also passes by Andover railway station (England)
15 towards Stockbridge
17 towards Anna Valley, Middle Wallop & Over Wallop
75 towards Sutton Scotney, South Wonston & Winchester
76 towards Whitchurch, Overton & Basingstoke - also passes through Oakley
87 Andover - Salisbury - also passes through Kentsboro, Middle Winterslow, Pitton and Firstdown
College Buses
[edit]73 to Sparsholt College ( Winchster ) and Peter Symonds College ( Winchester )
74 to Peter Symonds College
676 to Queen Mary's College ( Basingstoke )
Hampshire Community Transport
[edit]C1 - West Park ( Appleshaw ) to Andover Bus Station - plus a return journey, this travels via Appelshaw, Ragged Apleshaw, Clanville, Penton Mewsey and Andover train station.
References
[edit]- ^ "Salisbury Reds - Buses across Salisbury". www.salisburyreds.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-17.
- ^ "Connect transport". www.hants.gov.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-18.
- ^ "Activ8 - Salisbury to Andover". www.salisburyreds.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-17.