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 Axminster 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Axminster had 366,450 entries and exits, making it the 909th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
909/2575
It ranked 800th busiest (out of 997), with 263 scheduled services per week.
800/997
That's a daily average of 1003.97 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 26.80 passengers per service, giving it the 294th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
294/1659

Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 23,054
Reduced price entries & exits: 236,858
Season ticket entries & exits: 106,538
Total entries & exits: 366,450
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +62,608 : 20.61%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 - Up148538
2 - Down142516
*VF = Vicki Feet: the unit of measurement for platform lengths, as used in the excellent All The Stations. Conversion rate: YouTube video
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)

Service Patterns

Current Timetables

TableDescriptionTimetable
284London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - ExeterOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +158,017 (+75.81%)

Reasons for change:
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year
2012-13 Continues high growth from previous year

Location Details

Location: Axminster
CRS: AXM / NLC: 5714 / TIPLOC(S): AXMNSTR, AXMNSTS
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 329248 98202
Constituency: Tiverton and Honiton
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 144m 41ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Axminster during 2022/2023:
•Exeter Central (51,533 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (30,723 journeys)
•London Waterloo (27,289 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (13,339 journeys)
•Honiton (7,569 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Axminster's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Crewkerne13.16
Honiton10.19