Axminster train station
You can reach 30 stations directly from Axminster on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Cranbrook, with 21 trains a day.
Axminster is the nearest station for postcodes in EX13, DT7, EX24, EX12, TA20. Check your own postcode.
- 30 direct destinations
- 958th busiest in Britain
- Staffed part time
- Step-free throughout
- 97 parking spaces
- 1 bus stop nearby
Direct trains from Axminster
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cranbrook | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Exeter Central | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| Exeter St Davids | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Feniton | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Honiton | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Pinhoe | 21 | 20 | 18 |
| Crewkerne | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| Whimple | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| Yeovil Junction | 19 | 20 | 18 |
| Gillingham | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Salisbury | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Sherborne | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Tisbury | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Templecombe | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Andover | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Basingstoke | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| London Waterloo | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Clapham Junction | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| Woking | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| Grateley | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Overton | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Whitchurch | 6 | 3 | 3 |
| Barnstaple | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Crediton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Copplestone | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Eggesford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings Nympton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Morchard Road | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Umberleigh | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoford | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Lines serving Axminster
Axminster is on the West of England Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Axminster station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Axminster station in the week beginning 21 September 2026. Freight paths stay in the national timetable even when they run only as required, so a station with none booked is one that goods trains do not pass.
How busy Axminster station is
417,946 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 958th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Axminster and Exeter Central than any other pair: 107,046 a year. That is where passengers go, which is not always where the most trains go.
Source: Office of Rail and Road, Estimates of station usage, 2024-25. Estimated from ticket sales.
Sundays
Sunday is a different railway here: 19 stations instead of 30, a drop of about 37%. Saturday runs to 22.
Nearest other stations
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Axminster, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Seaton Junction · 2.9 miles
- Colyton · 3.6 miles
- Combpyne · 3.7 miles
- Lyme Regis · 4.3 miles
Show closed stations on the map
Facilities at Axminster station
Axminster is staffed part time, with step-free access to the whole station.
Ticket office: Monday to Friday: 06:15 to 17:00 · Saturday: 07:15 to 13:05 · Sunday: closed
WiFi
Parking at Axminster station
- Axminster Car Park 97 spaces, 5 accessible
£1.10 an hour, £3.40 off-peak, £6.70 a day, £26.70 a week
Cycle parking: 46 spaces (sheltered, racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Axminster station
Axminster station is in East Devon, South West, and is run by South Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J26 (Chelston), 15.6 miles north-west.
1 bus stop is within a short walk, the nearest being Rail Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Axminster station elsewhere
- National Rail facilities, opening hours and live departures
- Realtime Trains every train calling today, to the minute
- Wikipedia the station's history
- OpenStreetMap the map data this page is built from