Whimple railway station

You can reach 23 stations directly from Whimple on a weekday, without changing. The most frequent is Axminster, with 19 trains a day.

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Direct trains from Whimple

Trains a day to each station you can reach without changing, by day of the week.

DestinationWeekdaySaturdaySunday
Axminster192018
Cranbrook192018
Crewkerne192018
Exeter Central192016
Exeter St Davids192018
Feniton192018
Honiton192018
Pinhoe192018
Yeovil Junction192018
Salisbury171817
Gillingham161617
Sherborne161617
Tisbury161617
Templecombe161617
Andover151515
Basingstoke151515
London Waterloo151514
Clapham Junction141514
Woking141514
Grateley633
Overton633
Whitchurch633
Yeovil Pen Mill100

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How busy Whimple 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.

Changing from 17 February 2027

From 17 February 2027, Whimple loses 1 including Yeovil Pen Mill.

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Closed stations nearby

Former stations within 8 km of Whimple, from Wikidata. They are on the map under Closed & former stations.

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More about this station on Wikipedia.