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Exeter St Davids is the busiest station in Devon, handling around 2,619,776 passengers a year in 2018/19. This is just ahead of nearby Exeter Central station (2,532,450) and 200,000 more than Plymouth , where 2,416,376 journeys began or ended.
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 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
Exeter St Davids Railway Station. Exeter is a major rail hub in the South West and is linked to most branch lines in Devon, including to Paignton, Exmouth, Barnstaple and Okehampton. This makes it possible to reach most stations in Devon directly from Exeter St Davids. Exeter is served by three main railway stations.
Exeter St Davids railway station; Exeter St Thomas railway station; M. Marsh Barton railway station; N. Newcourt railway station (England) P. Pinhoe railway station;
After leaving the former Bristol and Exeter Railway station at Exeter St Davids, the line crosses the River Exe and then passes through the southern margin of Exeter along a stone viaduct. Once out in the countryside it follows the Exe southwards down to Dawlish Warren , passing at the edge of rocky cliffs through short tunnels and the longer ...
There are 12 stations along the line, [4] although trains also serve Exeter St Davids and Exeter Central. Crediton and Newton St Cyres are also served by Dartmoor line services to Okehampton. [5] Crediton [6] and Eggesford [7] stations are both Listed grade II, as is an old railway warehouse outside Barnstaple station. [8]
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.