Pendle
Colne town centre bus priority and highway improvements
Location: Colne town centre including Church Street, Market Street, Craddock Road, Windy Bank and the Bus Station.
Scheme:
We are delivering improvements in Colne town centre to provide a modern bus station and improve the reliability of bus services.
The work is being delivered in partnership with Pendle Borough council in two phases: the bus station upgrade (now complete) and highway improvements across the town centre (next phase).
Bus station upgrade:
The improved Colne bus station opened on 11 April 2026 and is now partially operational.
The new facility provides:
- Modern shelters and improved waiting areas
- Real-time passenger information
- Improved accessibility
- New seating and bins
- Removal of the old toilet block and refurbishment of surrounding walls
- Installation of a new clock in the style of the original
Buses travelling westbound (towards Nelson, Burnley and Accrington) now use the bus station.
Buses travelling eastbound (towards Barnoldswick, Trawen and Keighley) continue to use stops on Market Street until the next phase of work is complete.
Highway improvements:
The next phase improves how buses and traffic move through the town centre and enables all services to use the bus station.
This includes:
- Bus access to the station from all directions
- Relocation of stops from Market Street into the bus station
- New traffic signals and pedestrian crossings
Once complete, all bus services, including eastbound routes, will operate from the bus station, providing a single, central location for passengers.
Next steps:
Work on the highway improvements will start in summer 2026, with preparations currently underway.
The main consultation on the Traffic Regulation Orders (TROs) for the highway improvements took place between 17 October and 14 November 2025. If we identify the need for additional TROs we will carry out further consultation.
We will update this page with further details of this second phase as the scheme progresses.