Paignton railway station
You can reach 58 stations directly from Paignton on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Exeter St Davids, with 79 trains a day.
Paignton is the nearest station for postcodes in TQ3, TQ4, TQ5, TQ6. Check your own postcode.
Direct trains from Paignton
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter St Davids | 79 | 78 | 39 |
| Newton Abbot | 79 | 82 | 39 |
| Torquay | 79 | 82 | 39 |
| Dawlish | 77 | 76 | 37 |
| Teignmouth | 77 | 76 | 37 |
| Torre | 73 | 71 | 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 | 55 | 68 | 33 |
| Exeter St Thomas | 51 | 50 | 30 |
| Starcross | 50 | 49 | 30 |
| 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 |
| Taunton | 11 | 9 | 5 |
| Tiverton Parkway | 9 | 7 | 3 |
| Bristol Temple Meads | 8 | 6 | 3 |
| Birmingham New Street | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Bristol Parkway | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Cheltenham Spa | 5 | 5 | 3 |
| Macclesfield | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Manchester Piccadilly | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Stoke-on-Trent | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Stockport | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Stafford | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Wolverhampton | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Castle Cary | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| London Paddington | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Reading | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Worcestershire Parkway | 3 | 3 | 0 |
| Westbury | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| Weston-super-Mare | 3 | 2 | 1 |
| Newbury | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Pewsey | 2 | 3 | 2 |
and 18 more stations, each served less often.
How busy Paignton is
707,018 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 709th busiest station in Great Britain.
A further 24 passengers changed trains here without entering or leaving the station.
More journeys run between Paignton and Exeter Central than any other pair: 104,798 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: 40 stations instead of 58, a drop of about 31%. Saturday runs to 43.
Changing from 17 February 2027
From 17 February 2027, Paignton gains 2 destinations including Hungerford, Bedwyn.
Nearest other stations
- Torquay 2.1 miles
- Torre 2.8 miles
- Totnes 5.5 miles
- Newton Abbot 6.8 miles
- Teignmouth 8.4 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Paignton, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Brixham · 3.4 miles
- Edginswell · 3.6 miles
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More about this station on Wikipedia.