Exeter St Davids railway station
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| Exeter St Davids | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Exeter |
| Local authority | City of Exeter |
| Operations | |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Platforms in use | 6 (5 through and 1 east facing bay) |
| Annual entry/exit | 1.632 million * |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened 1844 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| * based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Exeter St Davids. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. Today the station is owned by Network Rail and operated by First Great Western.
The station currently has six platforms: five are bi-directional through lines, while the sixth is an east-facing bay normally used only for stabling trains. The station is served, in order of frequency, by First Great Western, Virgin Trains and South West Trains.
St Davids is unusual in that it is one of few stations in the country where trains depart from either end to reach London — South West Trains go south and then immediately head east, whereas First Great Western trains go north.
The main passenger overbridge at the station has many paintings resembling frescoes and depicting romantic versions of rail travel. A second bridge fitted with lifts provides disabled access. When the lifts are out of action an electric golf buggy is used, crossing at track level.
[edit] History
The station was opened in May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway, which was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1876.
The railway was extended westwards on 30 May 1846 by the South Devon Railway, and junctions were later formed with the Exeter and Crediton Railway (to the north of the station at Cowley Bridge), and with the London and South Western Railway, which line climbs steeply from the south end of the station.
[edit] See also
Other stations in Exeter:
- Digby and Sowton railway station
- Exeter Central railway station
- Exeter St Thomas railway station
- Pinhoe railway station
- St James Park railway station
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Exeter St Davids railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Exeter St Davids railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tiverton Parkway | First Great Western Intercity services Great Western Main Line | Newton Abbot | ||
| Taunton | First Great Western Night Riviera | Newton Abbot | ||
| Exeter Central | South West Trains West of England Main Line | Terminates or Exeter St Thomas | ||
| Tiverton Parkway | Virgin Trains Cross-Country Route | Newton Abbot | ||
| Exeter Central | First Great Western Local services Exeter-Exmouth | Terminus | ||
| Terminus | First Great Western Local services Exeter-Paignton | Exeter St Thomas | ||
| Exeter Central | First Great Western Local services Exeter-Barnstaple | Newton St Cyres | ||
| Exeter Central | First Great Western Local services Exter-Okehampton | Crediton | ||
| Tiverton Parkway | First Great Western Local services Great Western Main Line | Dawlish | ||
 Heritage railways
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| Exeter Central | Dartmoor Railway | Crediton | ||
