Bus station | |
General information | |
Location | Bampfylde Street, Exeter, EX1 2JX |
Coordinates | 50°43′34″N3°31′27″W / 50.72616°N 3.52406°W |
Owned by | Stagecoach South West |
Bus routes | 1/1A/1C Exeter to Cullompton & Tiverton 2 Exeter to Newton Abbot via Teignmouth & Dawlish ContentsX38 Exeter to Plymouth |
Bus stands | 12 |
Bus operators | Stagecoach South West |
Construction | |
Parking | 3 disabled spaces |
Bicycle facilities | Racks |
Accessible | Level boarding |
Other information | |
Website | stagecoachbus.com |
History | |
Opened | 5 July 1969 (old bus station) 25 July 2021 (new bus station) |
Closed | 25 July 2021 (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.
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 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.
In 2019, during redevelopment of the bus station, remains of a Roman fort were discovered. [9]
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