Exton railway station is a railway station serving the village of Exton in Devon, England. It is situated on the Avocet Line which runs between Exeter St Davids and Exmouth.

Exton
National Rail
General information
LocationExton, East Devon
England
Coordinates50°40′05″N 3°26′37″W / 50.66792°N 3.44374°W / 50.66792; -3.44374
Grid referenceSX980863
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeEXN
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1861Opened as Woodbury Road
15 Sept.1958Renamed Exton
Passengers
2018/19Increase 27,302
2019/20Increase 27,428
2020/21Decrease 7,158
2021/22Increase 20,082
2022/23Increase 23,370
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History edit

A station known as Woodbury Road opened with the railway on 1 May 1861; It was renamed Exton on 15 Sept 1958 and became Exton Halt on 28 February 1965 but has since lost the "halt" suffix in common with most similar stations. Its location on the banks of the River Exe was exploited for many years by placing a camping coach in the goods yard that could be hired by holidaymakers.[1]

Location edit

The station has a single platform that serves trains in both directions (it is on the left of a train arriving from Exeter) and faces out across the estuary of the River Exe.

The platform is much lower than usual in the United Kingdom which leads to a significant step up into the trains. This is difficult for the less mobile or for people with luggage, also while all trains carry wheelchair ramps, it is not possible to use them here, due to the narrow width of the platform. A Harrington Hump has also been installed as of 2018.[2]

Services edit

About half of the trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Exton, all on request. This means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches.

Connections are available at Exeter St Davids for Barnstaple and other main line stations, and at Exeter Central, for stations to London Waterloo.

Preceding station   National Rail Following station
Topsham   Great Western Railway
Avocet Line
  Lympstone Commando

References edit

  1. ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines to Exmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-00-6.
  2. ^ Lympstone Commando & Exton Request Stops, retrieved 24 March 2022


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