Exeter St Davids
Station Information
Exeter St Davids is a staffed station served by South Western Railway, Great Western Railway, CrossCountry. Allow 6 minutes to change trains here.
How reliable is this station?
Of the 8548 services that called at Exeter St Davids over the last 30 days, 77.9% ran on time, 15.9% arrived more than 5 minutes late, and 6.1% were cancelled. Today has been broadly in line with that trend: 100% of 2 services so far are on time. The worst recent day was 26 Oct, when 100% of services were delayed. Live cancellations, platform changes, and short-notice delays update in the board above; the 30-day figures are updated nightly from National Rail Darwin data.
Which operators run through here?
Exeter St Davids is served by Great Western Railway, CrossCountry and South Western Railway. Great Western Railway runs the bulk of weekday services (around ~undefined/day), with the long-distance operators — Great Western Railway, CrossCountry and South Western Railway — adding the cross-country and London links. Tap any service on the board to view its full calling list, platform and delay history.
Where do trains from Exeter St Davids go?
The most common direct destination from Exeter St Davids is Newton Abbot (around 590+ trains per day), followed by Exeter Central, Taunton, and Teignmouth. Direct services also run to 4 other destinations. The live board above shows every departure in the next hour; tap the chip to filter by destination or use the search above. 8 direct routes are published from this station, covering most major UK cities.
Current disruption affecting this station
There are no current disruption messages for Exeter St Davids. If a problem develops during your journey, Railly surfaces the same station messages National Rail shows in its app — refresh the board to see updates.
Door-side information at Exeter St Davids
Door-side predictions are available for every platform at Exeter St Davids. We use OpenTrainTimes signalling data combined with manual observation; confidence levels range from 'verified' (live TD + manual check) to 'predicted' (signalling-only). Tap any service to see which side the doors will open for your coach.
Accessibility at Exeter St Davids
Exeter St Davids has full step-free access and is fully staffed throughout opening hours. Help points are available on every platform. A station wheelchair is available on request. A taxi rank is outside the main entrance and bus stops are within a short walk. National Rail's Passenger Assist service can book assistance on any train from this station — recommend booking at least 2 hours before travel.
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Popular journeys from Exeter St Davids
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Ticket office hours
Mon–Fri 05:45–20:40
Sat 06:15–20:00
Sun 07:30–20:40
Information desk hours
Daily
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Accessibility
Step-free and accessible travel
Step free Category A station - All platforms can be accessed via Lifts from the sole main station entrance. For a video tour of the station visit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bSrWepT0Q0