Exeter St Davids railway station

Exeter St Davids is a major interchange: 152 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 176 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	176	165	113
Exeter Central	139	147	104
Taunton	119	103	80
Dawlish	102	104	58
Teignmouth	102	104	58
Plymouth	95	82	72
Tiverton Parkway	95	80	67
Totnes	87	77	71
Paignton	82	84	41
Torquay	82	84	41
Torre	75	71	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	71	64	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
London Paddington	53	45	36
Reading	52	45	36
Exeter St Thomas	51	51	31
Starcross	50	50	31
Liskeard	48	45	36
Bodmin Parkway	47	45	36
Par	47	44	32
Marsh Barton	45	44	30
Penzance	44	42	34
Redruth	44	42	34
St Austell	44	42	34
Truro	44	42	34
Camborne	42	42	31
St Erth	41	41	34
Bristol Parkway	36	33	27
Barnstaple	34	39	26
Eggesford	34	39	26

and 112 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 3 March 2027

From 3 March 2027, Exeter St Davids loses 1 including 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.