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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 .
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]
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.
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.
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.
21 (Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids) Service; Type: Suburban rail, Heavy rail: System: National Rail: Operator(s) South Western Railway: Depot(s) Salisbury TMD: Rolling stock: Class 158 "Express Sprinter" Class 159 "South Western Turbo" Technical; Line length: 120 mi 77 ch (194.67 km) [Basingstoke to Exeter St Davids]
The station has a single platform that serves trains in both directions (it is on the left of a train arriving from Exeter) and faces out across the estuary of the River Exe. The platform is much lower than usual in the United Kingdom which leads to a significant step up into the trains. This is difficult for the less mobile or for people with ...
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.