Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Exeter Central had 2,608,384 entries and exits, making it the 175th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
It ranked 297th busiest (out of 997), with 1,055 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 7146.26 passengers* starting or ending their journey here and 47.55 passengers per service*, giving it the 86th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
* This increases to a daily average of 8007.78 passengers passing through the station and 59.01 passengers per service when interchanges are included.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 670,552
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,463,460
Season ticket entries & exits: 474,372
Total entries & exits: 2,608,384
Interchanges made between connecting services: 314,455
Change in usage from 21/22:
+364,280 : 16.23%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
| Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
| 1 (Bay) | 184 | 669 | |
| 2 (Down) | 287 | 1043 | |
| 3 (Up) | 276 | 1003 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
| Table | Description | Timetable |
| 010 | Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter - Birmingham & London | Oct24 |
| 266 | Exeter & Newton Abbot - Torquay - Paignton | Oct24 |
| 267 | Exmouth - Exeter - Okehampton & Barnstaple | Oct24 |
| 268 | Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids | Oct24 |
| 284 | London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - Exeter | Oct24 |
To view timetables for other dateranges and routes, please visit our timetables page.
Usage History
Change between 1997 & 2023: +1,647,006 (+171.32%)
Reasons for change:
2014-15 Digby & Sowton demand redistribution
Location Details
Location: Exeter Central
CRS: EXC / NLC: 5755 / TIPLOC(S): EXETERC
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 291945 93045
Constituency: Exeter
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
Community Rail Partnership: Avocet Line
ELR: BAE2 171m 30ch
CRS: EXC / NLC: 5755 / TIPLOC(S): EXETERC
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 291945 93045
Constituency: Exeter
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
Community Rail Partnership: Avocet Line
ELR: BAE2 171m 30ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Exeter Central during 2022/2023:
•Exmouth (168,474 journeys)
•Barnstaple (88,588 journeys)
•Newton Abbot (67,554 journeys)
•Teignmouth (63,186 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (62,635 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Exmouth (168,474 journeys)
•Barnstaple (88,588 journeys)
•Newton Abbot (67,554 journeys)
•Teignmouth (63,186 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (62,635 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.