Barnstaple railway station
You can reach 37 stations directly from Barnstaple on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Crediton, with 34 trains a day.
Address: Station Road, Barnstaple, EX31 2AU
Barnstaple is the nearest station for postcodes in EX31, EX32, EX33, EX34, EX39, EX35. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Barnstaple
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crediton | 34 | 39 | 26 |
| Eggesford | 34 | 39 | 26 |
| Exeter St Davids | 34 | 39 | 26 |
| Umberleigh | 34 | 38 | 26 |
| Copplestone | 33 | 38 | 26 |
| Yeoford | 33 | 38 | 26 |
| Morchard Road | 32 | 38 | 26 |
| Exeter Central | 27 | 31 | 21 |
| Lapford | 14 | 16 | 10 |
| Kings Nympton | 12 | 13 | 8 |
| Newton St Cyres | 10 | 13 | 13 |
| Portsmouth Arms | 5 | 6 | 9 |
| Chapelton | 4 | 5 | 8 |
| Digby and Sowton | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Exmouth | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Exton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lympstone Commando | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lympstone Village | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Newcourt | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Polsloe Bridge | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| St James' Park | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Topsham | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Axminster | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cranbrook | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawlish | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dawlish Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Exeter St Thomas | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Feniton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Honiton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marsh Barton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Newton Abbot | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Paignton | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Pinhoe | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Starcross | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Teignmouth | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torquay | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Torre | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How busy Barnstaple is
608,780 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 785th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Barnstaple and Exeter Central than any other pair: 193,622 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: 18 stations instead of 37, a drop of about 51%. Saturday runs to 14.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Barnstaple loses 1 including Lympstone Commando.
Nearest other stations
- Chapelton 4.3 miles
- Umberleigh 6.4 miles
- Portsmouth Arms 9.4 miles
- Kings Nympton 11.7 miles
- Eggesford 15.2 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Barnstaple, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Barnstaple Town · 0.4 miles
- Barnstaple Quay · 0.5 miles
- Pilton · 0.7 miles
- Barnstaple Victoria Road · 0.7 miles
- Fremington · 2.5 miles
- Chelfham · 3.9 miles
Show closed stations on the map
More about this station on Wikipedia.