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 Topsham 

Station Usage

In 2022/2023, Topsham had 227,632 entries and exits, making it the 1,182nd most used, out of 2,575 stations in Great Britain.
1182/2575
It ranked 617th busiest (out of 997), with 472 scheduled services per week.
617/997
That's a daily average of 623.65 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 9.27 passengers per service, giving it the 962nd (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
962/1659

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

Usage stats in detail

Standard price entries & exits: 134,060
Reduced price entries & exits: 73,330
Season ticket entries & exits: 20,242
Total entries & exits: 227,632
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22: +20,936 : 10.13%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.

Platform Lengths

Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1138501
2123447
*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: +135,582 (+147.29%)

Reasons for change:
2011-12 Cause of large increase not clear

Location Details

Location: Topsham
CRS: TOP / NLC: 5758 / TIPLOC(S): TOPSHAM
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 296679 88373
Constituency: East Devon
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
Community Rail Partnership: Avocet Line
ELR: EMT 4m 26ch

Fares

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Origin/Destination Matrix

Top 5 jouneys from Topsham during 2022/2023:
•Exeter Central (39,457 journeys)
•Exmouth (19,691 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (9,340 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (7,648 journeys)
•Exeter St Thomas (5,353 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.

Neighbouring Stations

Below are Topsham's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.
StationMiles
Exton1.51
Newcourt1.00
Polsloe Bridge3.90