| Devon bus facilities to get £1.4m in improvements Posted by Chris from Nailsea at 00:38, 14th November 2025 |     |
From the BBC:
The road layouts will be changed around Barnstaple Station to make it easier for passengers moving between buses and trains
Facilities for bus users are set to be improved in two towns after receiving council funding.
Devon County Council approved spending of £850,000 on moving and improving bus shelters and changing the road layout around Barnstaple railway station.
It will also spend £550,000 on replacing bus shelters and improving information displays at the main bus interchange in Newton Abbot on Sherborne Road.
The council said it was also providing £1.4m on supporting bus companies to buy zero emission buses with all of the funding coming from the Department for Transport.
The plans for Barnstaple include expanding the station forecourt with improved facilities, changing road layouts, safer crossings and changes to car parking spaces.
The council said the Sherborne Road bus stops in Newton Abbot were the third busiest location for buses in Devon after Exeter and Barnstaple.
Improvements there will include replacing the existing bus shelters, improving real-time passenger information displays and upgrading lighting in the area.
| Re: Devon bus facilities to get £1.4m in improvements Posted by Bob_Blakey at 12:13, 14th November 2025 | |
Certainly in Exeter things are getting better albeit very slowly. Our local service, a circular route through the city centre via mainly significant residential areas, was fairly recently increased from 4 (2 in each direction) to 6 (3 obviously) on weekdays between 07:00 and 18:00.
And on my return journey last night - BSO concert at the University - both buses were equipped with audio/visual PIS' displaying service id and next stop information.
Stagecoach are unfortunately still having problems recruiting sufficient drivers to enable the delivery of 100% of services.
