ðə bˈʌs stˈeɪʃən ˈoʊpənd pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðə ɹˈeɪlweɪ stˈeɪʃən, ˌɔn sˈɛvəntˌiːn sɛptˈɛmbɚ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, ɹᵻplˈeɪsɪŋ ɐ tˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi bˈʌs tˈɜːmɪnəs loʊkˈeɪɾᵻd nˈɪɹbaɪ ɪnðə kˈɑːɹpɑːɹk ʌv ɹˈʌʃtən pˈɑːɹk.
The bus station opened prior to the railway station, on 17 September 2003, replacing a temporary bus terminus located nearby in the carpark of Rushton Park.