[Margaret Pilkington]

I can see the appeal of an interchange in big places like Manchester and Bury...where people do use different modes of transport to get to their destination - but, Accrington.......come on! The only people who might land by train might be those away supporters visiting Accrington Stanley football matches....and their mind is not on visiting the town centre.

This bus station is a terrible idea....and I know money is constrained and that is why Tesco want as many people as close to their outlet as possible....it would not surprise me in the least, if they got a mini bus shuttle service to run them up the hill.

What will it do for trade in the town centre? Zero, nothing, nada, zilch. It will be drastic for businesses in Church St, Warner St, Little Blackburn Rd, Abbey St. These businesses have a tough time as it is......this development will be dire for them.
And as for making Peel St. a town square, a focal point...for who exactly....all the people will be on the railway side of town.

As for a 'win' in times of financial constraint...that is a laugh...the only winners will be Tesco. Not the population, not the travellers. This is a win I would rather we had lost. It will do the town no favours and could have been far, far better planned with an eye to revitalising the centre of the town.
Accrington Town Centre RIP.