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Exeter bus station is a
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. Other facilities include cycle racks, disabled car parking spaces and public toilets.
bus station
A bus station or a bus interchange is a structure where city or intercity buses stop to pick up and drop off passengers. While the term bus depot can also be used to refer to a bus station, it generally refers to a bus garage. A bus station is ...
in the English city of Exeter
Exeter () is a city in Devon, South West England. It is situated on the River Exe, approximately northeast of Plymouth and southwest of Bristol.
In Roman Britain, Exeter was established as the base of Legio II Augusta under the personal c ...
. It opened in 1964, and was expanded in 2021.
History
The bus station opened on the present site on 5 July 1964, replacing another bus station on Paul Street which became acar park
A parking lot (American English) or car park ( British English), also known as a car lot, is a cleared area intended for parking vehicles. The term usually refers to an area dedicated only for parking, with a durable or semi-durable surfac ...
. Construction of a new bus station, adjacent to the existing one, started in January 2019. The construction was funded by the council. The development also included a leisure centre
A leisure centre in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia (also called aquatic centres), Singapore and Canada is a purpose-built building or site, usually owned and operated by the city, borough council or municipal district council, where peopl ...
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. 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.References