Lapford train station
You can reach 22 stations directly from Lapford on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Barnstaple, with 14 trains a day.
Direct trains from Lapford
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnstaple | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Crediton | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Copplestone | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Eggesford | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Exeter St Davids | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Morchard Road | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Umberleigh | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Yeoford | 14 | 14 | 9 |
| Exeter Central | 13 | 13 | 8 |
| Kings Nympton | 6 | 8 | 8 |
| Newton St Cyres | 5 | 5 | 7 |
| Chapelton | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Portsmouth Arms | 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 | 0 |
| Topsham | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Lines serving Lapford
Lapford is on the Tarka Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Lapford station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Lapford 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 Lapford station is
8,488 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,390th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Lapford and Exeter Central than any other pair: 3,544 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 14 April 2027
From 14 April 2027, Lapford loses 1 destination including Lympstone Commando.
Nearest other stations
- Morchard Road 2.3 miles
- Eggesford 3.5 miles
- Copplestone 3.9 miles
- Yeoford 6.7 miles
- Kings Nympton 6.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Lapford, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Bow railway station, Devon · 5.0 miles
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Facilities at Lapford station
Lapford is unstaffed, with step-free access to part of the station.
Cycle parking: 4 spaces (sheltered, stands).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 11 March 2026.
Getting to Lapford station
Lapford station is in Mid Devon, South West, and is run by Great Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J29 (Sowton Interchange), 17.5 miles south-east.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Lapford 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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