Libertybus 1710 (J 122010) entering Liberation Station, St. Helier - 6 Aug 2019 (P1030688)

Tuesday 6 August 2019 – Libertybus (CT Plus Jersey Limited) 1710 (J 122010) seen entering the main bus station (Liberation Station) in St. Helier. It was new in January 2013 at the time that CT Plus Jersey Limited assumed the contract to operate the public bus network on the Channel Island of Jersey. CT Plus is part of the London based HCT Group.

Liberation Station was opened in 2007 as part of a low rise apartment block building (on left). The passenger waiting area stands on the ground floor with the buses loading behind the building beneath an outdoor recreational area forming part of the residential facilities. The latter appears to be a self imposed obstacle of design for it prevents access to buses any higher than 3.5 metres. This photograph shows the entrance which clearly has been caught be something higher than that!

The bulk of the Libertybus fleet is single deck although some double deckers are operated on a limited range of services and as a consequence the loading stands for these are located on the street outside the bus station. The railway station and tracks for the railway to the west of the island occupied the site until closure in the mid 1930s.