Exeter St Davids railway station

Exeter St Davids is a major interchange: 151 stations can be reached from here without changing on a weekday, more than almost anywhere else on the network. The most frequent is Newton Abbot, with 174 trains a day.

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Address: Bonhay Road, Exeter, EX4 4NT

Direct trains from Exeter St Davids

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

Destination	Weekday	Saturday	Sunday
Newton Abbot	174	165	115
Exeter Central	139	145	104
Taunton	114	102	80
Dawlish	102	104	58
Teignmouth	102	104	58
Tiverton Parkway	94	80	67
Plymouth	93	82	74
Totnes	86	77	72
Torquay	82	82	41
Paignton	79	78	39
Torre	75	69	36
Digby and Sowton	72	69	50
Exmouth	72	69	50
Lympstone Village	72	69	50
Newcourt	72	69	50
Topsham	72	69	50
Bristol Temple Meads	70	65	47
Crediton	64	72	52
Dawlish Warren	58	76	36
Polsloe Bridge	55	56	32
St James' Park	54	64	32
Exton	53	55	32
Lympstone Commando	53	67	32
Exeter St Thomas	51	51	31
London Paddington	51	46	38
Reading	50	46	38
Starcross	50	50	31
Liskeard	46	45	38
Bodmin Parkway	45	45	38
Marsh Barton	45	44	30
Par	45	44	33
Penzance	42	42	36
Redruth	42	42	36
St Austell	42	42	36
Truro	42	42	36
Camborne	40	42	33
St Erth	39	41	36
Bristol Parkway	36	33	27
Barnstaple	34	39	26
Eggesford	34	39	26

and 111 more stations, each served less often.

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How busy Exeter St Davids is

2,922,288 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 185th busiest station in Great Britain.

A further 1,524,885 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.

More journeys run between Exeter St Davids and London Paddington than any other pair: 491,332 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Exeter St Davids gains 2 destinations including Stapleton Road, Lawrence Hill and loses 2 including Yeovil Pen Mill, Newquay.

Nearest other stations

Exeter Central 0.5 miles
Exeter St Thomas 0.9 miles
St James' Park 0.9 miles
Polsloe Bridge 1.8 miles
Marsh Barton 2.0 miles

Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Exeter St Davids, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

Alphington Halt · 1.8 miles
Ide Halt · 2.1 miles
Monkerton · 2.7 miles
Longdown · 4.0 miles

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More about this station on Wikipedia.