Editing Stoke-on-Trent (section)

=== Bus ===
Local public transport is provided almost exclusively by bus. Bus services are mainly operated by [[First Potteries]]. There are also several smaller companies operating bus services in the city, like [[D&G Bus]]. There are central bus stations in Hanley and [[Longton Interchange|Longton]]. [[National Express Coaches|National Express]] operate long-distance coach services from [[Hanley bus station]]. As part of the city's regeneration, a new bus station has been constructed in Hanley, allowing the old one to be demolished, making room for further redevelopment.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/public-transport/new-bus-station---city-centre/ |title=New City Centre Bus Station |publisher=Stoke-on-Trent City Council |date=March 2013 |access-date=16 December 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131216181801/http://www.stoke.gov.uk/ccm/navigation/transport-and-streets/public-transport/new-bus-station---city-centre/ |archive-date=16 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> As of January 2015 there are no local authority supported bus services in the city.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smithers |first=Rebecca |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/12/bus-crisis-councils-cut-services-alarming-rate-campaign-better-transport |title=Bus crisis looms as councils cut services 'at an alarming rate', campaigners say |work=The Guardian, 12 Jan 2015 |date=12 January 2015 |access-date=16 December 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110020809/https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/12/bus-crisis-councils-cut-services-alarming-rate-campaign-better-transport |archive-date=10 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref>  Between 2013/14 and 2023, bus service provision shrank by 50%.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-02-20 |title=Bus cuts: How a city's bus service was quietly cut in half |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-64651414 |access-date=2023-02-20}}</ref>