Crediton train station
You can reach 38 stations directly from Crediton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Exeter St Davids, with 64 trains a day.
- 38 direct destinations
- 1,434th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free in part
- 78 parking spaces
- 4 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Crediton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter St Davids | 64 | 65 | 52 |
| Exeter Central | 49 | 50 | 40 |
| Barnstaple | 34 | 35 | 26 |
| Eggesford | 34 | 35 | 26 |
| Umberleigh | 34 | 34 | 25 |
| Copplestone | 33 | 34 | 25 |
| Yeoford | 33 | 34 | 25 |
| Morchard Road | 32 | 34 | 25 |
| Okehampton | 30 | 30 | 26 |
| Newton St Cyres | 19 | 22 | 15 |
| Lapford | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Kings Nympton | 12 | 11 | 8 |
| Portsmouth Arms | 5 | 5 | 9 |
| Chapelton | 4 | 4 | 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 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 |
Lines serving Crediton
Crediton is on the Tarka Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Crediton station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Crediton station in the week beginning 12 October 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 Crediton station is
187,194 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 1,434th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Crediton and Exeter Central than any other pair: 69,958 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: 20 stations instead of 38, a drop of about 47%. Saturday runs to 14.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Crediton loses 1 destination including Lympstone Commando.
Nearest other stations
- Newton St Cyres 2.5 miles
- Yeoford 3.5 miles
- Copplestone 5.0 miles
- Exeter St Davids 5.9 miles
- Exeter Central 6.3 miles
Facilities at Crediton station
Crediton is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Waiting room · WiFi
Parking at Crediton station
- Station Car Park 78 spaces
Cycle parking: 10 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 13 February 2026.
Getting to Crediton station
Crediton station is in Mid Devon, South West, and is run by Great Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J29 (Sowton Interchange), 8.8 miles south-east.
4 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Railway Station.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Crediton 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
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