Dawlish railway station
You can reach 90 stations directly from Dawlish on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Exeter St Davids, with 102 trains a day.
Dawlish is the nearest station for postcodes in EX7. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Dawlish
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter St Davids | 102 | 104 | 58 |
| Newton Abbot | 102 | 104 | 58 |
| Teignmouth | 102 | 104 | 58 |
| Torquay | 80 | 80 | 39 |
| Paignton | 77 | 76 | 37 |
| Torre | 75 | 69 | 35 |
| Digby and Sowton | 61 | 60 | 31 |
| Exeter Central | 61 | 60 | 31 |
| Exmouth | 61 | 60 | 31 |
| Lympstone Village | 61 | 60 | 31 |
| Newcourt | 61 | 60 | 31 |
| Topsham | 61 | 60 | 31 |
| Dawlish Warren | 58 | 76 | 36 |
| Exeter St Thomas | 51 | 51 | 31 |
| Starcross | 50 | 50 | 31 |
| Polsloe Bridge | 46 | 47 | 15 |
| Marsh Barton | 45 | 44 | 30 |
| St James' Park | 45 | 48 | 15 |
| Exton | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Lympstone Commando | 44 | 58 | 15 |
| Plymouth | 22 | 22 | 19 |
| Totnes | 22 | 21 | 19 |
| Ivybridge | 21 | 20 | 16 |
| Taunton | 21 | 20 | 12 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 16 | 13 | 7 |
| Bodmin Parkway | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Lostwithiel | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Liskeard | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Par | 13 | 14 | 11 |
| Camborne | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Hayle | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| London Paddington | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Penzance | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Reading | 12 | 14 | 8 |
| Redruth | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| St Austell | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| St Erth | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Saltash | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Truro | 12 | 14 | 11 |
| Castle Cary | 11 | 11 | 6 |
and 50 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Dawlish is
580,660 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 806th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Dawlish and Exeter Central than any other pair: 127,522 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: 67 stations instead of 90, a drop of about 26%. Saturday runs to 80.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Dawlish loses 1 including Newquay.
Nearest other stations
- Dawlish Warren 1.5 miles
- Teignmouth 2.6 miles
- Starcross 3.3 miles
- Exmouth 3.6 miles
- Lympstone Village 4.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Dawlish, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Littleham · 4.5 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.