Canopy removed as former bus station demolition gathers pace

Published: 19 March 2024

Demolition work is continuing at the former Exeter Bus Station in the city centre.

The majority of the canopy has now been removed from the site, which first opened to the public in 1964.

Contractor Wring Group has removed asbestos from the former station in Bampfylde Street, and over the next few weeks the current structures will be knocked down and the site made secure.

Temporary uses for the space are being considered once demolition is complete. In the longer term the area will be redeveloped.

The former bus station, which was replaced by a new Exeter Bus Station in July 2021, has been a well-known Exeter landmark for 60 years.

The former station opened on 5 July 1964, replacing an earlier bus station on Paul Street.