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Over 10 years ago the bus interchange at Doncaster Shopping Centre was renovated. This was a noticeable improvement from the old stops and very welcome.

However, this project also created one problem that has still not been fixed today. The Smartbus live departure displays.

The route 902/903 stops used to be at the south end of the interchange where the displays were originally installed. But during the renovation these moved to the north end. Someone decided that it wasn't worth moving these displays as well, so now they are still at the old stops - one of which is now completely disused.

Not only has rendered the displays effectively useless but also creates confusion. Some people assume that these displays are located where the bus departs (not an unreasonable assumption). So they end up waiting at the wrong stop. I have seen some even miss their bus because of this.

Moving these two displays 70 metres north to the correct location would cost next to nothing and make a big difference. Yet here we are, ten years later, with the same problem, and no signs of it ever being fixed.

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