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Exeter St Davids railway station is the principal and largest railway station in Exeter, also the second-busiest station in Devon. It is 193 miles 72 chains (193.90 mi; 312.1 km) from the zero point at London Paddington , [ 1 ] from where trains travel through Exeter to Plymouth and Penzance .
The West of England line (also known as the West of England Main Line) is a British railway line from Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Exeter St Davids in Devon, England.. Passenger services run between London Waterloo station and Exeter; the line intersects with the Wessex Main Line at
A small station known as Clyst St Mary and Digby Halt was opened by the London and South Western Railway on 1 June 1908 to serve Clyst St Mary and Digby Hospital. The 120 foot (37 m) long platforms were built from old railway sleepers. It was closed by the new British Railways on 27 September 1948. [1]
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On leaving Exeter St Davids, the line crosses the River Exe and a parallel flood relief channel, then passes above the suburbs of Exeter along a stone viaduct on which is situated Exeter St Thomas railway station. The church of St David with its spire, and the older Exeter Cathedral, can be seen on the hill above the river.
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]
The section between Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central is shared with South Western Railway services on the West of England line to London Waterloo. [ 7 ] Between 2006 and 2020 it operated using Class 143 , 150 or 153 diesel multiple units (DMUs) either singly or in multiple.
The Exe Valley Railway itself started from the Exeter main line at Stoke Canon and ran northwards to Tiverton. This opened on 1 May 1885. [2] Services generally ran through from Dulverton to Exeter St Davids. Trains could not stop at Stoke Canon station as the junction was built south of the station which had been opened on the main line in 1852.