Exeter bus station

Exeter bus station is a bus station in Exeter.

Exeter Bus Station
Bus station
The new bus station in 2021
General information
LocationBampfylde Street, Exeter, EX1 2JX
Coordinates50.72616°N 3.52406°W / 50.72616; -3.52406
Owned byStagecoach South West
Bus routes1/1A/1C Exeter to Cullompton & Tiverton

2 Exeter to Newton Abbot via Teignmouth & Dawlish
2B Exeter to Dawlish
4/4A/4B Exeter to Axminster
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
9A Exeter to Lyme Regis
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
B Exeter to Exminster
X7 Exeter to Torquay

X38 Exeter to Plymouth
Bus stands12
Bus operatorsStagecoach South West
Construction
Parking3 disabled spaces
Bicycle facilitiesRacks
Disabled accessLevel 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)

History

The bus station opened on the present site on 5 July 1964, replacing another bus station on Paul Street which became a car park.[1] Construction of a new bus station, adjacent to the existing one, 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

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]

References
  1. "Paul Street Bus Station – 1929 to 1964". Exeter Memories. 20 July 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. Hawkins, Jamie (3 September 2019). "New pictures and name revealed for Exeter's £300million bus station". DevonLive. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  3. "Exeter Bus Station site redevelopment update – Exeter Chamber". 1 April 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Plans to close Exeter Bus Station temporarily on hold". The Exeter Daily. 23 February 2017. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  5. Preston-Ellis, Rom (17 June 2018). "These are the major changes happening at Exeter Bus Station". DevonLive. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  6. "New Exeter Bus Station opens in the city centre". Exeter City Council. 28 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. "New Exeter Bus Station will open on Sunday 25 July". Exeter City Council. 9 July 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  8. "Exeter bus station redevelopment". Stagecoach. Retrieved 9 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. "Roman fort discovered under Exeter bus station". The Guardian. 26 September 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2021.
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