Images of Wales

Saturday, 7 March 1998

Gorsaf Bysiau Abertawe
(Swansea Bus Station)
Glamorgan

Photography by John Ball – 11:45 am 7 March 1998
(with Agfa ePhoto307 digital camera)

Swansea's central bus station is attached to the Quadrant Centre shopping mall.
The bus station handles both local and long distance services.

Above: There are 19 loading bays along this approach, and several more not shown
in this view. Debenham's department store is visible in the background.

Above: The bus station's passenger concourse.

Above: Passengers waiting for their bus to draw up at the loading bay.

Above: Passengers loading onto the bus. For most local services, passengers
pay the driver their fare as they enter the bus.

Above: One of the local, short range City Mini buses which provide a convenient
service within the city of Swansea. The tall building in the background is
Swansea's Grand Theatre.

Above: A high capacity double-decker bus (left). Advertising the frequent Shuttle
service (right) between Swansea and Cardiff, 50 miles away. A return ticket
[in 1998] costs £6.00 (about $12.00 US).

Above: The loading bay for the Shuttle service to Cardiff.

Above: The loading bay for the National Express to London, 200 miles away.