St. Margaret’s Bus Station the first carbon neutral bus station in the UK

The station has 24 bus bays, LED lighting, 750 square metres of solar panels, electric bus charging points and a glazed concourse to maximise lighting levels and reduce energy consumption. The station regeneration project has been supported by a £10.5 million allocation from the Getting Building Fund from central government. The new station has won the Future Cities Forum Winter 2022 Award for Infrastructure and Transport-Related Development.

Bus station opening times: Monday – Saturday: 05:00 – 23:45, Sunday: 09:00 – 23.45

Passenger Information Desk opening times: 07:00 - 22:30 Monday to Saturday, 09:00 - 22:30 Sundays

National Express ticket office opening times: Monday – Friday: 08:00-18:00, Saturday: 07:00-18:00, Sunday: 09:00 – 19:00

Facilities

• Cafeteria

• Newsagent

• Seated waiting area

• Real time information displays

• Changing places

• Toilets (including disabled)

• Baby changing facilities

• Secure bike parking facilities

• Docking stations for Santander Cycles Leicester e-bikes

• Taxi rank

• Tactile paving

• Braille stand identifiers