Whimple train station
You can reach 22 stations directly from Whimple on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Axminster, with 19 trains a day.
- 22 direct destinations
- 2,038th busiest in Britain
- Unstaffed
- Step-free throughout
- 15 parking spaces
- 2 bus stops nearby
Direct trains from Whimple
Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.
| Destination | Weekday | Saturday | Sunday |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axminster | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Cranbrook | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Crewkerne | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Exeter Central | 19 | 21 | 16 |
| Exeter St Davids | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Feniton | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Honiton | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Pinhoe | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Yeovil Junction | 19 | 21 | 18 |
| Salisbury | 17 | 19 | 0 |
| Gillingham | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Sherborne | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Tisbury | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| Templecombe | 16 | 18 | 17 |
| Andover | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Basingstoke | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| London Waterloo | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| Clapham Junction | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| Grateley | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Overton | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Whitchurch | 6 | 3 | 0 |
| Woking | 5 | 5 | 0 |
Lines serving Whimple
Whimple is on the West of England Line. That page has the whole route, every station on it and how busy each one is.
Freight through Whimple station, hour by hour
No freight is booked through or alongside Whimple 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 Whimple station is
51,140 passenger entries and exits in 2024-25, making it the 2,038th busiest station in Great Britain.
More journeys run between Whimple and Exeter Central than any other pair: 26,472 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: 12 stations instead of 22, a drop of about 45%. Saturday runs to 22.
Nearest other stations
- Cranbrook 3.2 miles
- Feniton 3.3 miles
- Pinhoe 5.5 miles
- Digby and Sowton 6.4 miles
- Newcourt 6.9 miles
Closed stations nearby
Former stations within 8 km of Whimple, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.
- Ottery St Mary · 3.2 miles
- Broad Clyst · 3.7 miles
- Tipton St Johns · 4.4 miles
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Facilities at Whimple station
Whimple is unstaffed, with step-free access to the whole station.
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Parking at Whimple station
- Station Car Park 15 spaces, 1 accessible
free
Cycle parking: 4 spaces (racks).
From National Rail's station record, last updated 24 August 2026.
Getting to Whimple station
Whimple station is in East Devon, South West, and is run by South Western Railway.
The nearest motorway junction is M5 J29 (Sowton Interchange), 5.3 miles south-west.
2 bus stops are within a short walk, the nearest being Station Road.
Sources: Office of Rail and Road (Table 6329), OpenStreetMap and NaPTAN.
Whimple 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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