Exeter bus station is a bus station in the English city of Exeter. The original station opened in 1964 and was replaced by the new station in 2021 on the same site.
History The previous 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.
Construction of a new bus station on part of the existing site started in January 2019. The construction was funded by Exeter City Council. The development also included a leisure centre called St Sidwell's Point. The project had been intended to start construction in December 2018, but was delayed. Part of the former bus station remained open during construction, but some services had to call on nearby streets instead.
The new bus station opened on 25 July 2021.
Facilities
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 and an in-person information point where passengers can acsess printed timetables of the bus services. 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.
Services Bus services in and out of Exeter bus station are as follows: +RouteDestination1/1ACullompton & Tiverton via Broadclyst2Newton Abbot via Teignmouth & Dawlish5Crediton via Newton St Cyres5AOkehampton via North Tawton5BBarnstaple via Great Torrington & Bideford5CChulmleigh via Lapford7 Totnes via Newton Abbot & Ipplepen9Honiton via Sidmouth9ASeaton via SidmouthX30Seaton via Honiton38Ivybridge via Bovey Tracey, where certain journeys continue to Newton Abbot as route 39 instead of Ivybridge44Honiton via Ottery St Mary44AAxminster via Honiton55Tiverton via Stoke Canon355Tiverton via Thorverton & Silverton57 Exmouth via Topsham & Lympstone. Certain journeys continue to Brixington as route 9958Exmouth via Woodbury66Okehampton via Whiddon Down. 358Otterton via Budleigh Salterton Most routes above are operated by Stagecoach South West with service 66 operated by Dartline.
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