The £0.25m project has been funded jointly by DCC and South Western Railway as part of their Customer and Communities Improvement Fund. The new facility will have the following key features:
- For peak hour rail arrivals / departures at Pinhoe (eastbound and westbound trains arrive/depart at approx. same time), there will be a new minibus service transporting passengers between Pinhoe Station (from the new car park north of the rail line) and Exeter Science Park (on Anning Road), Clyst Honiton Village (for Lidl / Amazon), Clyst Honiton Bypass (for SkyPark) and Exeter Airport*. Special bus fares will be available from Pinhoe Station to holders of valid rail tickets.
- 12 new secure cycle lockers, which can be rented to allow people to leave their cycles overnight or people can use the new Co-Bikes dock just south of the railway line (docks at Science Park and Exeter Airport).
- A 15-space car park north of the rail line aimed at relieving some of the local residential area on-street parking pressures with two disabled parking bays and two EV charging points. It also has a taxi waiting bay.
*Once the Long Lane widening improvements are complete (Feb 2023), we will seek to extend the service to Exeter College / Hampton by Hilton.