Axminster railway station
You can reach 31 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.
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 |
| Salisbury | 17 | 18 | 17 |
| Gillingham | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Sherborne | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Tisbury | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Templecombe | 16 | 16 | 17 |
| Andover | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| Basingstoke | 15 | 15 | 15 |
| London Waterloo | 15 | 15 | 14 |
| Clapham Junction | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| Woking | 14 | 15 | 14 |
| 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 |
| Yeovil Pen Mill | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Axminster 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: 22 stations instead of 31, a drop of about 29%. Saturday runs to 22.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Axminster loses 1 including Yeovil Pen Mill.
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
More about this station on Wikipedia.