Slough Borough Council built it in June 2011, it cost a cool 12M
so they could "make a statement" to show Slough deserves a second look.
They forgot about the basic needs of someone waiting for a bus.
The buses are not that frequent...between every 30 minutes to around 90 minutes.
A three mile journey to the residential areas can easily take over 30 minutes, plus waiting time.
The only shelter is provided to the BUS DRIVERS who have an air conditioned canteen
The PAYING COMMUTER gets treated like dirt, that is why they pay a bomb for the so called "service" and have to tolerate THIRD WORLD conditions:
NO PROTECTION from wind, rain or snow
NO ADEQUATE SEATS
NO TOILETS
NO WAITING ROOM
it's only useful if you are coming from the train station to Windsor or Heathrow where buses are a bit more frequent.
For locals it is a taxpayers nightmare, especially for the elderly and disabled, or those with young children, pushchairs or heavy bags.
The old station was really ugly
This new station is really useless read more