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Exeter in 1844. A print by William Spreat showing St Davids in 1844. The station was opened on 1 May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER). [2] The station was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel and was one of his single-sided stations which meant that the two platforms were both on the eastern side of the line. This side is nearer the ...
Marsh Barton station is at milepost 196 miles (315 km) (measured from London Paddington station on the original route via Bristol) [10] and 2 miles 8 chains (3.4 km) from Exeter St Davids. [11] It is situated off Clapperbrook Lane East, adjacent to an energy from waste (EfW) plant. [12] There are two 124 m (407 ft) platforms.
South Western Railway is the only operator on the line, with most services running between London and either Salisbury or Exeter St Davids. Some peak-time services terminate at various other destinations on the line, including Gillingham and Yeovil Pen Mill .
Currently (2022) there are 17 daily trains each way between Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple, most starting / finishing at Exeter Central, with an additional later last train on Fridays, all calling at most or sometimes all intermediate stations and taking on average between 72 and 75 minutes. There are 13 trains each way on Sundays.
A South West Trains Class 159 with a service to Exeter St Davids. Off-peak, all services at Feniton are operated by South Western Railway using Class 158 and 159 DMUs. The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is one train every two hours between Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo via Salisbury, increasing to hourly at peak times. [2]
Exeter Airport is located 4 miles (6.4 km) east of the city of Exeter and is approximately 170 miles (270 km) west south west of London. To the south, it is connected by the A30 dual carriageway which can be accessed from the east and the M5 in the west, just 1.5 miles (2.4 km) away.
Exeter Central is the second busiest station in Devon, handling around 88,000 fewer passengers than Exeter St Davids in 2018/19. Comparing the year from April 2007 to that which started in April 2002, passenger numbers increased by 29%.
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