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 Polsloe Bridge 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Polsloe Bridge had 159,258 entries and exits, making it the 1,385th most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1385/2575
It ranked 712nd busiest (out of 997), with 357 scheduled services per week.
712/997
That's a daily average of 436.32 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 8.58 passengers per service, giving it the 1,003rd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
1003/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 52,750
Reduced price entries & exits: 89,686
Season ticket entries & exits: 16,822
Total entries & exits: 159,258
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +28,960 : 22.23%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
Single184669
*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: +126,375 (+384.32%)

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

Location Details

Location: Polsloe Bridge
CRS: POL / NLC: 3422 / TIPLOC(S): POLSBDG
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 294116 93475
Constituency: Exeter
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
Community Rail Partnership: Avocet Line
ELR: EMT 0m 34ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Polsloe Bridge during 2022/2023:
•Exeter Central (20,056 journeys)
•Exmouth (15,269 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (5,474 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (4,893 journeys)
•Topsham (3,885 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Polsloe Bridge's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Digby and Sowton1.90
St James Park (Exeter)0.99
Topsham3.90