Exeter bus station

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2021 at Exeter Bus Station - forecourt (15803 WA61KZO).JPG
The new bus station in 2021
General information
LocationBampfylde Street, Exeter, EX1 2JX
Coordinates 50°43′34″N3°31′27″W / 50.72616°N 3.52406°W / 50.72616; -3.52406
Owned by Stagecoach South West
Bus routes1/1A/1C Exeter to Cullompton & Tiverton

2 Exeter to Newton Abbot via Teignmouth & Dawlish
2B Exeter to Dawlish
4 Exeter to Cranbrook
5 Exeter to Crediton
5A Exeter to Okehampton
5B Exeter to Barnstaple
5C Exeter to Chulmleigh
6/6A Exeter to Bude
7 Exeter to Totnes
9 Exeter to Honiton via Sidmouth
9A Exeter to Seaton via Sidmouth
44 Exeter to Honiton
44A Exeter to Axminster
39 Exeter to Newton Abbot via Bovey Tracey
55/55A/55B Exeter to Tiverton
57 Exeter to Brixington
58 Exeter to Budleigh Salterton
95 Exeter to Sandy Bay (summer service)
155 Exeter to Barnstaple via Tiverton
A Exeter to Alphington via St Thomas Station
X7 Exeter to Torquay
X30 Exeter to Seaton via Honiton

Contents

X38 Exeter to Plymouth
Bus stands12
Bus operators Stagecoach South West
Construction
Parking3 disabled spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
AccessibleLevel boarding
Other information
Websitestagecoachbus.com
History
Opened5 July 1969 (1969-07-05) (old bus station)
25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) (new bus station)
Closed25 July 2021 (2021-07-25) (old bus station)

Exeter bus station is a bus station in the English city of Exeter. It opened in 1964, and was expanded in 2021.

History

A bus station opened on a site in Paris Street on 5 July 1964, replacing an earlier bus station on Paul Street which became a car park. [1]

Construction of a new bus station on part of the exisiting site started in January 2019. [2] The construction was funded by the council. The development also included a leisure centre called St Sidwell's Point. [3] The project had been intended to start construction in December 2018, but was delayed. [4] Part of the former bus station remained open during construction, but some services had to call on nearby streets instead. [5]

The new bus station opened on 25 July 2021. [6] [7]

Facilities

Station concourse in 2021 2021 at Exeter Bus Station - concourse.JPG
Station concourse in 2021

The bus station has a fully enclosed indoor waiting area with 12 stands. Each stand has automatic doors, seats and a display showing real time information accompanied by audio announcements. [8] Other facilities include cycle racks, disabled car parking spaces and public toilets.

Archaeology

In 2019, during redevelopment of the bus station, remains of a Roman fort were discovered. [9]

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