Wolverhampton bus passengers are benefiting from £2 million worth of improvements to the city's bus station.

Officially opened last week, the station now boasts electronic bus departure boards plus a new waiting area for coach passengers and toilets in the historic Queens Building on Pipers Row.

"This has been the final piece in the jigsaw to give the city a modern facility and make bus travel more attractive," said Coun Paul Allen, vice-chairman of the West Midlands Passenger Transport Authority, which paid for the work.

The Pipers Row bus station is one of the busiest in the West Midlands with more than 180 departures per hour, which is an average of one bus leaving every 20 seconds.

Eventually the facility is to become part of a new public transport interchange which will also include the nearby main line rail station and Midland Metro.

Public transport promoter Centro has been refurbishing the bus station over the last four years.

This work includes improved stands, carriageways, crossings, passenger information, lighting, and seating, as well as security measures, all now installed.