After 17 months of construction work, a new £30m transport hub has opened in Lincoln.
The hub includes a new bus station, a 1,000-space multi-storey car park and improvements to the forecourt of the city's railway station.
The bus station has 14 bays that will see approximately 650 departures each weekday.
Lincoln's new bus station
The area around the hub has landscaped features and a new pedestrian plaza linking Sincil Street and High Street to the railway station.
Kate Ellis from City of Lincoln Council said the old transport interchange was "not particularly welcoming".
'It's really important as a visitor destination that Lincoln creates a very welcome environment," she said.
'So now when you arrive by train, whether you arrive by bus, whether you arrive by car, even if you arrive on your bike you should be able to experience a very welcome, high-quality environment.'
The scheme received £11m of funding from the Department for Transport and £2m of Greater Lincolnshire Local Economic Partnership funding, with the council borrowing the additional money.
Work started on the development in August 2016.
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