The bus station under Manchester's Arndale, with its Clipper Cards, Saver Sevens and the unmistakable smell of diesel, is a memory for many Mancunians.
Despite being dark and dingy with 'vomit-coloured' wall tiles, it holds a certain nostalgia. This bus station, described as not a place to linger after dark, opened on September 24, 1979.
It was part of the £100m construction of the Arndale centre and replaced several smaller, on-street stations in and around the city centre.
The main entrance was located on Cannon Street, with a back door at Shudehill. Inside, there was a travel shop where passengers could purchase the popular Clipper Cards - offering 10 journeys for the price of nine - or Saver Seven weekly bus passes.
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