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August 28 2008
New coach station in city brings private bus travel into 21st century
BY JESSICA HIGGINS The first five star private coach park has opened in Galway city, to great public acclaim. The coach station is located in Galway city, next to the main tourist office and just a few steps away from Eyre Square. The station, which opened on July 29, is expected to receive more than two million customers every year and is already the departure and arrivals point for all Citylink and Nestor Link coach services. It will also provide an ideal jump off point for tourists travelling to and from Galway, as the station will accommodate all of the tour operators in Galway from September 1, 2008. Within the facility, customers will be able to avail of a new coffee dock, newsagents, food hall, and many other retail services which are all due to open shortly. Most importantly, the customers will be able to benefit from all of these services in comfort and warmth due to the high quality specifications and technology which have been used in the building. The departure gates are programmed to only open when a coach is ready for boarding so customers can wait inside. From the end of this month, customers can use
The coaches queue up at the various gates at the new coach station.
Hard to believe it's a bus station and not a hotel foyer -- the interior of the new coach station. Photos: reg Gordon
the ample car parking spaces in the parking facility below the station, to completely avoid any contact with the winter weather. The building was constructed by McNamara developers, in conjunction
with Galway City Council, but will be managed by QPark Ireland from this point onwards. Q-Park is ranked in the top three European parking companies, who own, manage, and operate parking facilities. It is also
the recognised leader in quality parking, and has a portfolio of over 600,000 parking spaces and offices in The Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Great Britain, France, Ireland, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, and Finland.
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