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The Frenchgate Interchange (also known as Doncaster Interchange) is a rail and bus transport interchange located within the Frenchgate Shopping Centre in the city centre of Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England. It has 30 bus stands, [1] with a large number of destinations accessible from Doncaster railway station.
The station was refurbished in 2006 and is now directly connected to the Frenchgate Centre extension in Doncaster town centre. The station now has a new booking office for tickets and information, three new lifts, refurbished staircases and subway. There is a newsagent and some food outlets.
Doncaster station is a major UK railway station and is served by Northern, London North Eastern Railway, TransPennine Express, East Midlands Railway and Hull Trains. Doncaster is 1 hour 35 minutes from London Kings Cross or 20 minutes from Sheffield station (using direct services).
Pages in category "Railway stations in Doncaster" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. ... Thorne North railway station;
In 2004 the Northern Bus Station and Gresley House, which were located on the northern side of Trafford Way, the road that passed round the northern side of the Frenchgate Centre, and where the rear entrance and service areas were located, were demolished to make way for a new Transport interchange and extension to the Frenchgate Centre.
Doncaster railway station on the East Coast Main Line, and the Frenchgate Interchange are 7 mi (11 km) away. [citation needed] The airport abuts the Doncaster to Lincoln railway line, and plans for a station to replace one that closed in 1961 were granted planning permission in 2008.
The line would stretch for 4.5 miles (7.2 km) [4] but would require 7 miles (11 km) of new line with junctions at both ends. [5] Initial costings placed the scheme at £100 million, but by 2018, a more detailed estimate was given as £170 million for the station and £280 million for all the works including "unexpected circumstances". [6]
The station was set at the north end of town, just beyond the Doncaster Avoiding Line, in the fork of the old A1 and the A19 (York Road). The line and its stations were ready for opening on 1 May 1916 but its five-passenger stations, at Snaith & Pollington, Sykehouse, Thorpe-in-Balne, Doncaster (York Road) and Warmsworth never saw a passenger ...