Station Usage
In 2022/2023, Whimple had 39,808 entries and exits, making it the 2,027th 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 878th busiest (out of 997), with 173 scheduled services per week.
That's a daily average of 109.06 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 4.43 passengers per service, giving it the 1,298th (out of 1,659) passenger to service ratio.
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 22 timetable.
Usage stats in detail
Standard price entries & exits: 9,134
Reduced price entries & exits: 25,654
Season ticket entries & exits: 5,020
Total entries & exits: 39,808
Interchanges made between connecting services: 0
Change in usage from 21/22:
+3,334 : 9.14%
A detailed breakdown of passenger journeys between individual stations can be found in our origin/destination matrix pages.Platform Lengths
Plat. | Metres | VF* | Notes |
Single | 78 | 283 |
Data derived from Network Rail timetable planning rules 2025 (Jan 2024)
Service Patterns
Current Timetables
Table | Description | Timetable |
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: +9,637 (+31.94%)
Reasons for change:
2011-12 Cause of large increase not clear2019-20 Strikes on South Western Railway during winter 2019
Location Details
Location: Whimple
CRS: WHM / NLC: 5759 / TIPLOC(S): WHIMPLE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 304598 97357
Constituency: East Devon
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 163m 02ch
CRS: WHM / NLC: 5759 / TIPLOC(S): WHIMPLE
Station Facility Owner: South Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 304598 97357
Constituency: East Devon
Local Authority: Devon
NR Region: South West
ELR: BAE2 163m 02ch
Fares
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Origin/Destination Matrix
Top 5 jouneys from Whimple during 2022/2023:
•Exeter Central (11,364 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (2,642 journeys)
•London Waterloo (1,178 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (498 journeys)
•Honiton (346 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
•Exeter Central (11,364 journeys)
•Exeter St David's (2,642 journeys)
•London Waterloo (1,178 journeys)
•Digby and Sowton (498 journeys)
•Honiton (346 journeys)
Full reports can be created on our dedicataed ODM Pages.
Neighbouring Stations
Below are Whimple's neighbouring stations, and the distance to them in miles. Click on a station to view details for that location.Station | Miles |
Cranbrook (Devon) | 3.00 |
Feniton | 4.11 |