Since the
post-war years, in the 1940s, Pontevedra had been asking for a bus station to centralise the transport of passengers by coach, in accordance with its status as a provincial capital. After many negotiations in
Madrid, Calixto González-Posada y Rodríguez was the first mayor of the city to announce the construction of the station. However, the Spanish government's commitment to its construction did not materialise, either in the 1940s or in the following decades. In the absence of a bus station, buses arriving in Pontevedra stopped in several central streets such as Gutiérrez Mellado (formerly General Mola), Pastor Díaz,
Benito Corbal, Sagasta, Cobián Roffignac,
García Camba and the
San José Square. Finally, after the choice of its location was questioned due to its relative distance from the city centre, the Pontevedra bus station was built on a plot of land opposite the
railway station, on its western side, close to the Gafos river. The engineer in charge of the work was Mr. Moreno de la Casa. Construction work began in December 1976 and lasted two years. The bus station was inaugurated by the Mayor of Pontevedra, Joaquín Queizán Taboada, on 4 December 1978. However, the station did not become operational until 24 November 1980, with two floors,
escalators and several commercial establishments inside. In 2015, the escalators were removed and replaced by two lifts with a capacity of 13 people each. On 13 January 2020, the
Xunta de Galicia began the major renovation of the bus station, with a budget of 6 million euros. The facade, interior and information systems have been completely renovated and the original roof of the building has been recovered, promoting a bright interior. The platforms were also renovated, the tracks of the two road accesses on either side of the station's main façade were removed and a new road access was built on the southwest side towards Josefina Arruti Avenue. In addition, a pedestrian square was built in front of the station and a new pedestrian connection on the east side with the railway station to promote
intermodal passenger transport and the area around the Gafos River was reclaimed and landscaped. The new southern road access to the station became operational on 1 September 2021. The station refurbishment works were completed in November 2022. == Description ==