Trivia: Bus Stops With No Pedestrian Access

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Hi all.

Are there any bus stops in the UK which have no pedestrian access?

From what I can deduce using Street View, this bus stop near Puttenham in Surrey doesn't appear to have any pedestrian access, and to be honest, it doesn't appear to have been used in decades! All in all, it seems to be quite a useless bus stop.

Could any experts advise on whether this specific bus stop actually doesn't have pedestrian access? If so, are there any others, and where are they?

Good luck.

 

[padbus]

The Bridgwater stop for the Stagecoach South West Falcon always looks pretty inaccessible to me. It's on a spur road off J24 on the M5 on the side for traffic going towards the motorway. However, when I looked at it just now on Google Streetview there was someone stood there studying the timetable but maybe he had been taken there by car.

 

[Stan Drews]

Hi all.

Are there any bus stops in the UK which have no pedestrian access?

From what I can deduce using Street View, this bus stop near Puttenham in Surrey doesn't appear to have any pedestrian access, and to be honest, it doesn't appear to have been used in decades! All in all, it seems to be quite a useless bus stop.

Could any experts advise on whether this specific bus stop actually doesn't have pedestrian access? If so, are there any others, and where are they?

Good luck.

There looks to be pedestrian access up from the nearby road that runs below the A31, although it does look to be rather overgrown!

 

[Hophead]

Hi all.

Are there any bus stops in the UK which have no pedestrian access?

From what I can deduce using Street View, this bus stop near Puttenham in Surrey doesn't appear to have any pedestrian access, and to be honest, it doesn't appear to have been used in decades! All in all, it seems to be quite a useless bus stop.

Could any experts advise on whether this specific bus stop actually doesn't have pedestrian access? If so, are there any others, and where are they?

Good luck.

If you are prepared to tramp back along the grass verge for about 200 metres, you can take a footpath down towards Wanborough. Going forwards to the slip road down to the B3000 has an unnerving walk over a bridge with pretty much no pedestrian access. The stop is served by an hourly Stagecoach 65.

Footpath location on Streetview.

 

[Ianno87]

There's a bus shelter across from us that is only accessible by walking across a wide grass verge* from the (distant) pavement/cycle path, or across the road.

But the bus shelter only exists to sell the associated ad space (it only gets one bus a day).

*Effectively for future dualling of the road which never happened.

 

[matt_world2004]

Heathrow central bus station has no pedestrian access

 

[Bletchleyite]

If you are prepared to tramp back along the grass verge for about 200 metres, you can take a footpath down towards Wanborough. Going forwards to the slip road down to the B3000 has an unnerving walk over a bridge with pretty much no pedestrian access. The stop is served by an hourly Stagecoach 65.

Footpath location on Streetview.

You don't even need to go that far, there's a path down to the road at the adjacent bridge. You can see the handrail quite clearly.

 

[lxfe_mxtterz]

Thanks for the replies regarding the Puttenham bus stop. I can see the footpath now - turns out I wasn't looking hard enough! Either way, it doesn't look particularly accessible (or pleasant), hidden amongst all the bushes and trees!

 

[swifty]

51.397434,-2.51975 | Instant Street View

51.397434,-2.51975 | Instant Street View

www.instantstreetview.com

Charlton Road, near to the Redlynch Lane junction, outside Keynsham. There’s a stop either side of the road with no footpath, or anywhere safe to wait.

 

[awsnews]

There is this one locally, there are no pavements on that side of the roundabout at all.

 

[cnjb8]

There are lots around Ripley and Belper area in Derbyshire

 

[Hophead]

You don't even need to go that far, there's a path down to the road at the adjacent bridge. You can see the handrail quite clearly.

Had a look; couldn't spot it. Can now (both ends, now I know there's something to actually see)

 

[rg177]

I remember visiting my ex on the outskirts of Retford one time and the bus stop seemed to be lacking any sort of path. In fact the driver pulled up short as the actual stop itself was surrounded by some very mushy and muddy grass. Its fairly close to an ECML crossing.

 

[vlad]

There is this one locally, there are no pavements on that side of the roundabout at all.

If those count then so do these on the A531 near Crewe.

(There are quite a few bus stops on the non-pavement side of the A531 as it happens.)

 

[richw]

There is one I’ve seen on one of my routes in Cornwall, that the council have now erected a bus shelter that is only accessible by walking into the road due to its position, and having 3 closed sides!
I can’t remember where to now!

 

[mmh]

If no pedestrian access means no pavement, then there are countless ones.

 

[Flange Squeal]

I've always thought this pair of bus stops on Horsell Birch in Woking to be rather pointless and inaccessible.

 

[Deerfold]

Heathrow central bus station has no pedestrian access

Not from outside Heathrow Airport. It has pedestrian access to many areas of the Airport though including T2 and T3.

 

[py_megapixel]

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398...4!1sKIO76lnTN5wS4QcI0S-5Wg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

www.google.com

One on a dual-carriageway somewhere near Manchester. I was just passing through so I didn't have any chance to get out and look.

Looking to the south on Street View there's something which looks a bit like it could possibly be a ramp, but if it is a ramp I can't for the life of me work out where it comes out on the other end.

 

[Bletchleyite]

https://www.google.com/maps/@53.398...4!1sKIO76lnTN5wS4QcI0S-5Wg!2e0!7i16384!8i8192

Google Maps

Find local businesses, view maps and get driving directions in Google Maps.

www.google.com

One on a dual-carriageway somewhere near Manchester. I was just passing through so I didn't have any chance to get out and look.

Looking to the south on Street View there's something which looks a bit like it could possibly be a ramp, but if it is a ramp I can't for the life of me work out where it comes out on the other end.

It's a subway, it comes out on the other side then onto Barnes Way.

 

[Deerfold]

I changed bus on the mainland near Venice once. Was when public transport details just started appearing on the internet but maps weren't so handy. Had it all sorted out.
We arrived at the airport. Knew which stop I was getting off the 5. Then needed to get a bus on the other side of the road to our hotel.

Got off. Realised we were on a dual carriageway - there was no space between the stop and the first lane with cars in. And we had suitcases.

Crossed the two lanes, climbed over a crash barrier, though a small forest, over another crash barrier, across another 2 lanes to the stop on the other side. With no space to stand safely. And no pedestrian access.

Two buses we wanted went past without stopping - they were rammed due to a music festival. At this point my wife insisted we get the first bus to anywhere which would stop and sort out getting to our hotel later.

So far as I can see these 2 stops no longer exist.