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 Exton 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Exton had 23,370 entries and exits, making it the 2,181st most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
2181/2575
It ranked 721st busiest (out of 997), with 347 scheduled services per week.
721/997
That's a daily average of 64.03 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 1.30 passengers per service, giving it the 1,555th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1555/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 11,976
Reduced price entries & exits: 7,866
Season ticket entries & exits: 3,528
Total entries & exits: 23,370
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +3,288 : 16.37%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single128465
*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: +12,571 (+116.41%)

Reasons for change:
2014-15 Steady growth trend

Location Details

Location: Exton
CRS: EXN / NLC: 5760 / TIPLOC(S): EXTON
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 298036 86385
Constituency: East Devon
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
Community Rail Partnership: Avocet Line
ELR: EMT 5m 67ch
This station is a request stop

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Exton during 2022/2023:
•Exeter Central (5,544 journeys)
•Exmouth (1,185 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (909 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (898 journeys)
•Topsham (426 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Exton's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Lympstone Commando0.41
Topsham1.51