Middlesbrough bus station Middlesbrough bus station Middlesbrough bus station serves the town of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The bus station is situated in Middlesbrough Town Centre off Newport Road. It was opened in 1982 at a cost of £5.3 million by the actress Pat Phoenix once of Coronation Street, and stands partly on the site of the previous bus station which belonged to the United bus company. There are 25 stands at the bus station and the main operators there are Arriva North East and Stagecoach North East. Local services from the bus station include travel to Stockton-on-Tees, Thornaby-on-Tees and Guisborough around the
Middlesbrough F.C. to the industrial air pollution – smog – that used to hang over the town, but it was later used by Middlesbrough fans in a somewhat self-deprecating manner before finally being adopted as a badge of pride by supporters of the club. An example of this can be seen on the banners carried to away games stating "Smoggies on Tour". Middlesbrough fans were notably praised by UEFA Chief Executive Lars-Christer Olsson after their behaviour during the 2005–06 UEFA Cup campaign. He commended that: Middlesbrough fans had also been praised by Cleveland Police for their behaviour in previous rounds, particularly in