Exton train station
You can reach 43 stations directly from Exton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Digby and Sowton, with 53 trains a day.
Direct trains from Exton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Digby and Sowton | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Exeter Central | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Exeter St Davids | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Exmouth | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Lympstone Commando | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Lympstone Village | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Newcourt | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Polsloe Bridge | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| Topsham | 53 | 55 | 32 |
| St James' Park | 52 | 55 | 30 |
| Dawlish | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Newton Abbot | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Paignton | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Teignmouth | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Torquay | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Torre | 44 | 46 | 15 |
| Dawlish Warren | 32 | 45 | 15 |
| Marsh Barton | 30 | 28 | 13 |
| Exeter St Thomas | 27 | 28 | 13 |
| Starcross | 27 | 28 | 13 |
| Barnstaple | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Bridgwater | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Crediton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Copplestone | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eggesford | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Highbridge and Burnham | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kings Nympton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Lapford | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Morchard Road | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nailsea and Backwell | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Taunton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Umberleigh | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Worle | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yatton | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Yeoford | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cardiff Central | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Filton Abbey Wood | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Newton St Cyres | 1 | 0 | 0 |
and 3 more stations, each served less often.
Lines serving Exton
Exton is on the Avocet Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Exton station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Exton 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 Exton station is
25,256 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,233rd busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Exton and Exeter Central than any other pair: 11,262 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 43, a drop of about 53%. Saturday runs to 20.
Changing from 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Exton loses 4 destinations including Filton Abbey Wood, Severn Tunnel Junction, Newport, Cardiff Central.
Nearest other stations
- Lympstone Commando 0.4 miles
- Lympstone Village 1.5 miles
- Topsham 1.5 miles
- Newcourt 2.7 miles
- Starcross 2.8 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Exton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Littleham · 3.9 miles
- Monkerton · 4.3 miles
- Alphington Halt · 4.8 miles
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Facilities at Exton station
Exton is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Parking at Exton station
- Station Car Park 7 spaces, 1 accessible
Cycle parking: 12 spaces (stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 26 August 2026.
Getting to Exton station
Exton station is in East Devon, South West, and is run by Great Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J30 (Sandy Gate), 2.9 miles north.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Exton 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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