Pool Meadow Bus Station is a bus station

Bus station

A bus station is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. It is larger than a bus stop, which is usually simply a place on the roadside, where buses can stop...

 in the city of Coventry

Coventry

Coventry is a city and metropolitan borough in the county of West Midlands in England. Coventry is the 9th largest city in England and the 11th largest in the United Kingdom. It is also the second largest city in the English Midlands, after Birmingham, with a population of 300,848, although...

, England

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...

. It is managed by Network West Midlands. Local bus

Bus

A bus is a road vehicle designed to carry passengers. Buses can have a capacity as high as 300 passengers. The most common type of bus is the single-decker bus, with larger loads carried by double-decker buses and articulated buses, and smaller loads carried by midibuses and minibuses; coaches are...

 and national coach

Coach (vehicle)

A coach is a large motor vehicle, a type of bus, used for conveying passengers on excursions and on longer distance express coach scheduled transport between cities - or even between countries...

 services operated by various companies serve the bus station which has 19 departure stands. National Express West Midlands

National Express West Midlands

National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...

 has its depot adjacent to the bus station.

The bus station opened in 1994, work having began on its construction in 1993, replacing simple rows of bus shelters - initially installed as a temporary measure in the early 1960s which eventually stood for thirty years.

The departures stands are lettered A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T and U. Stands A, B and C is allocated to long-distance coach services, which are mainly pre-booked. They are not included in the bus routes list below.

On 8 September 2008, electronic timetable displays came into service, located at entrances and most boarding stands. The bus station is located at the opposite side of city centre to Coventry railway station

Coventry railway station

Coventry railway station is situated about 250 yards to the south of junction 6 of the inner ring road in the city of Coventry, West Midlands, England...

. It can be reached by a short walk or by a regular bus service.

Bus operator fees

Network West Midlands (Centro

West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive

The West Midlands Passenger Transport Executive , sometimes known as Centro, is a local government organisation responsible for certain transport services in the West Midlands county in England....

) charge a fee to bus companies every time they use the bus station, Stagecoach in Warwickshire

Stagecoach in Warwickshire

Stagecoach in Warwickshire is the Stagecoach Group bus operator in and around the county of Warwickshire, England. While Stagecoach in Warwickshire is the brand image of the company, its legal name is Midland Red Ltd...

 believes the fee is too high and have as a result excluded their commercial bus routes from serving the bus station.

Millennium Place

From 9 June 2002 to 1 April 2006 the development of the nearby Millennium Place traffic-free public square which intersects the Fairfax Street/Hales Street/Trinity Street junction had effectively "cut off" access between the bus station and the rest of the City Centre and only a few bus routes served the bus station as a result, it became regarded as a white elephant

White elephant

A white elephant is an idiom for a valuable but burdensome possession of which its owner cannot dispose and whose cost is out of proportion to its usefulness or worth...

 and was threatened with closure. On 2 April 2006 a controversial bus only link road cutting across Millennium Place was opened allowing many bus routes to start using the bus station again and protect its future.
National Express Coventry now have more routes than ever serving the bus station, the busy cross city routes 4, 21, and 36 did not serve the bus station prior to 9 June 2002.

Bus routes

Operator	Route	Stand	Destination	Via
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	3	S	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Stoke Green, Stoke Aldermoor, Ernesford Grange and Binley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	3	F	Prologis Park	Lockhurst Lane and Holbrook Lane
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	3A	S	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Stoke Green, Stoke Aldermoor, Ernesford Grange and Binley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	3A	F	Arena Tesco (Longford)	Lockhurst Lane and Holbrook Lane
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	4	S	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Lower Stoke, Stoke Aldermoor, Ernesford Grange and Binley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	4	F	Arena Tesco (Longford)	Lockhurst Lane and Holbrook Lane
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	4A	S	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Lower Stoke, Stoke Green, Stoke Aldermoor, Ernesford Grange and Binley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	4A	F	Arena Tesco (Longford)	Lockhurst Lane and Holbrook Lane
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	5	F	Arena Tesco (Longford)	Coundon, Radford, Holbrooks and Lythalls Lane
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	7	F	Brownshill Green	Coundon and Allesley Village
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	10	J	Bell Green	Ball Hill, Upper Stoke and Henley Green
A Line Travel	10	J	Bell Green	Ball Hill, Upper Stoke and Henley Green
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	10	R	Eastern Green	Spon End and Whoberley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	11 National Express Coventry route 11 West Midlands bus route 11 is a bus service in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England.All journeys are operated with support from Centro....	U	Stonehouse Lane	Coventry Rail Station, Cheylesmore, Whitley and Willenhall
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	12	N	Leamington Spa (and Sydenham)	Earlsdon, University of Warwick and Kenilworth
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	19 West Midlands bus routes 19, 19W and 19X (Coventry) West Midlands bus routes 19, 19W and 19X are bus services in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England, linking the city's Pool Meadow Bus Station with Tile Hill South. Certain journeys on services 19W and 19X formerly extended to Solihull, replacing National Express West...	Q	Tile Hill South	Earlsdon, Canley Station, Cannon Park and Canley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	19W West Midlands bus routes 19, 19W and 19X (Coventry) West Midlands bus routes 19, 19W and 19X are bus services in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England, linking the city's Pool Meadow Bus Station with Tile Hill South. Certain journeys on services 19W and 19X formerly extended to Solihull, replacing National Express West...	Q	Tile Hill South	Hearsall Common and Westwood Business Park
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	19X West Midlands bus routes 19, 19W and 19X (Coventry) West Midlands bus routes 19, 19W and 19X are bus services in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England, linking the city's Pool Meadow Bus Station with Tile Hill South. Certain journeys on services 19W and 19X formerly extended to Solihull, replacing National Express West...	Q	Tile Hill South	Hearsall Common and Charter Avenue
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	21	K	Wood End	Stoney Stanton Road and Bell Green
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	21	M	Willenhall	Whitley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	21C	K	Wood End	Stoney Stanton Road and Bell Green
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	21C	M	Willenhall	Cheylesmore and Whitley
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	21W	M	Middlemarch Business Park	Whitley and Toll Bar End
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	23 National Express Coventry routes 23 and 23C West Midlands bus routes 23 and 23C are bus routes in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England.-Route 23:*Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station.*Holyhead Road *Four Pounds Avenue*Allesley Old Road...	R	Allesley Park	Four Pounds Avenue
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	23C National Express Coventry routes 23 and 23C West Midlands bus routes 23 and 23C are bus routes in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England.-Route 23:*Coventry, Pool Meadow Bus Station.*Holyhead Road *Four Pounds Avenue*Allesley Old Road...	R	Broad Lane	Four Pounds Avenue and Allesley Park
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	27 National Express Coventry route 27 West Midlands bus route 27 is a bus route operated by National Express Coventry in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands of England.-History:*June 2003 - Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro G articulated buses began operating on the service....	T	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Ball Hill and Stoke Hill
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	31	G	Woodway Park	Ball Hill and Walsgrave Business Park
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	32	H	Potters Green	Ball Hill
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	32C	H	Bell Green	Ball Hill and Potters Green
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	33	H	Bell Green	Ball Hill
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	34	U	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Binley Road and Clifford Park
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	34	P	Tile Hill South	Hearsall Common, Broad Lane, Tile Hill North and Eastern Green
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	36	G	Keresley Village	Keresley Road
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	36	L	Little Heath	Stoke Heath
Stagecoach in Warwickshire Stagecoach in Warwickshire Stagecoach in Warwickshire is the Stagecoach Group bus operator in and around the county of Warwickshire, England. While Stagecoach in Warwickshire is the brand image of the company, its legal name is Midland Red Ltd...	54	N	Finham	Stivichall and Green Lane
Travel de Courcey Travel De Courcey Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...	74	E	Nuneaton	University Hospital (Walsgrave), Ansty, Wolvey and Bramcote
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	75	F	Brownshill Green	Coundon and Allesley Village
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	81	P	Balsall Common	Hearsall Common, Torrington Avenue and Burton Green
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	81E	P	Cannon Park Estate	Hearsall Common, Torrington Avenue and Westwood Heath
National Express Coventry National Express Coventry National Express Coventry is the current trading name and brand name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from its depot in the city of Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. All of West Midlands Travel Ltd other bus depots in the West Midlands operate...	81W	P	Westwood Business Park	Hearsall Common, Torrington Avenue and Westwood Heath
Central Connect Central Connect Connect Buses is the brand name used to cover all aspects of the Rotala Group bus operations. It operates in a number of mainly urban places in the United Kingdom, with the regional brand names reflecting the places served.-Central Connect/Blue Diamond:...	82	E	Solihull Rail Station	Parkhill Drive, Meriden and Hampton-in-Arden
Travel de Courcey Travel De Courcey Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...	85	S	University Hospital (Walsgrave)	Walsgrave Road and Ansty Road
Johnsons Excelbus	539	L	Kenilworth	Baginton and Stoneleigh
Johnsons Excelbus	580	U	Rugby	Ryton-on-Dunsmore, Marton and Dunchurch
Travel de Courcey Travel De Courcey Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...	585	S	Rugby St Cross Hospital	University Hospital (Walsgrave), Brinklow, Harborough Magna & Rugby
A Line Travel	735	F	Ansley	Corley, Fillongley and Arley
Travel de Courcey Travel De Courcey Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...	735	F	Nuneaton	Corley, Fillongley, Arley and Ansley
National Express West Midlands National Express West Midlands National Express West Midlands , formerly known as Travel West Midlands , is the trade name of West Midlands Travel Ltd , a company which operates bus services from depots in the cities of Birmingham, and Wolverhampton, as well as the boroughs of Dudley, Sandwell, Solihull and Walsall in the West...	900	E	Birmingham	Meriden, Birmingham International Airport and Yardley
Travel de Courcey Travel De Courcey Travel de Courcey is a bus operator based near Coventry in the West Midlands region of England. They operate routes in the Coventry and Warwickshire area. The company was founded in 1972 by Mike de Courcey and now operate 74 vehicles, including 12 executive coaches, and employ around 130 staff...	X6	D	Leicester	University Hospital, Three Pots (Hinckley) & Fosse Park