Fleming Way improvements
Fleming Way opened on 31 August 2025. Bus services now use the new interchange.
Bus services and timetables
You can download the latest bus timetable or pick up a printed copy from the Central Library.
Improvements to Fleming Way
We invested £33 million in Fleming Way to create a safer and more pleasant route between the train station and town centre.
The completed improvements include:
- 186 trees and more than 23,000 plants, bulbs and shrubs
- dedicated stops for 30 local bus services and national services
- larger bus shelters with improved wheelchair access
- wireless chargers and live departure displays at bus shelters
- dedicated cycle lanes connecting two town cycle routes
- upgraded closed-circuit television cameras to improve safety
- public toilets, including accessible toilets and a Changing Places toilet
- a drop-off and pick-up point
- two taxi ranks
- murals and public art on both sides of the road
Supporting the town centre
Creating a vibrant future for Swindon town centre will need support from private businesses, public organisations and voluntary groups.
The draft Heart of Swindon document aims to coordinate this work and guide future investment. It supports the town centre’s move beyond its traditional focus on retail.
The aim is to create a destination where people can live, work, socialise and study.
Improving Fleming Way is a key Heart of Swindon project. The route is the main gateway to the town centre.
Read the draft Heart of Swindon document.
Funding and economic benefits
The government provided £25 million towards the project.
The project’s business case showed how the improvements could support wider town centre regeneration. It estimated an increase of £28.7 million in Swindon’s economic productivity over the first 20 years.
The improvements are also expected to increase nearby land values by around £34 million. This could encourage investment in homes, offices, shops and leisure facilities.
Zurich credited the improvements as one of the main reasons it remained in Swindon. The company moved into new Grade A offices at Unity Place.
FI Real Estate Management also invested £7 million in upgrading its offices at 1 Newbridge Square.
Video of Fleming Way
This aerial video shows Fleming Way shortly before it opened.
Images of Fleming Way
The Parade crossing before and after the improvements
Fleming Way from the air
Bus information and shelter
