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 Digby and Sowton 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Digby and Sowton had 890,980 entries and exits, making it the 507th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
507/2575
It ranked 617th busiest (out of 997), with 472 scheduled services per week.
617/997
That's a daily average of 2441.04 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 36.30 passengers per service, giving it the 159th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
159/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 231,484
Reduced price entries & exits: 75,528
Season ticket entries & exits: 583,968
Total entries & exits: 890,980
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +320,520 : 56.19%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
(Single)109396
*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
267Exmouth - Exeter - Okehampton & BarnstapleOct24
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Usage History


Change between 1997 & 2023: +842,594 (+1,741.40%)

Reasons for change:
2011-12 Continues high growth from previous year
2012-13 Continues and accelerates high growth from previous years. Could be linked to new houses being built in this area
2014-15 Digby & Sowton demand redistribution
2020-21 Near Park and Ride, industrial park and Nightingale hospital

Location Details

Location: Digby and Sowton
CRS: DIG / NLC: 5753 / TIPLOC(S): DIGBY
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 296061 91542
Constituency: East Devon
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
Community Rail Partnership: Avocet Line
ELR: EMT 2m 20ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Digby and Sowton during 2022/2023:
•Exeter Central (62,635 journeys)
•Barnstaple (47,223 journeys)
•Newton Abbot (34,667 journeys)
•Axminster (30,723 journeys)
•Exmouth (29,141 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Digby and Sowton's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Newcourt1.00
Polsloe Bridge1.90