Just before Christmas, Bridgend Council submitted plans for a new bus station in Porthcawl.
The bus station – which will form part of the South Wales Metro and has been dubbed “Metrolink” – was recently included as part of the council’s new vision for the Salt Lake regeneration site.
The current Porthcawl bus station (if you can call it that) is a series of shelters on South Road.
The council’s transport strategy suggests work on the new station could start this year with the aim of a 2023 opening.
A lot of attention has been paid to the rail part of the South Wales Metro, but this is amongst the first significant bus-related developments.
Earlier stages of the Metro programme envisaged a bus rapid transit corridor between Bridgend and Porthcawl, while more recent proposals suggest improved links between Porthcawl and Pyle railway station (which will eventually be relocated closer to the A48).
The bus station will have 4 bays, a covered shelter/station building, space for a kiosk and various environmental enhancements including a “green roof”, rain garden and outdoor seating areas. The plans also include space for a future cycle hire facility.
