Station Overview - Exeter Central

 Exeter Central 

Station Usage
In 2021/2022, Exeter Central had 2,244,104 entries and exits, making it the 155th most used station in Great Britain.
155/2554
It was the 367th busiest station with 889 scheduled services per week
367/953
That's a daily average of 6,148.23 passengers starting or ending their journey here and 48.54 passengers per service, giving it the 49th highest passenger to service ratio.
49/1582
Service sample data based on scheduled services during the first week of the May 2021 timetable.
Usage Stats in Detail
Full price entries & exits: 469,770
Reduced price entries & exits: 1,296,370
Season ticket entries & exits: 477,964
Interchanges made between connecting services: 176,654
Change in usage from 2021/2022: +1,297,932 : 137.18%
Platform Lengths
Plat.MetresVF*Notes
1 (Bay)184669
2 (Down)2871043
3 (Up) 2761003

*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 2021 (Nov 2019)

Timetables
TableRoute
10 Penzance - Plymouth - Exeter - Birmingham & London
267 Exmouth - Exeter - Okehampton & Barnstaple
268 Exeter Central - Exeter St Davids
284 London & Basingstoke - Salisbury - Honiton - Yeovil - Exeter

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Current Service Pattern
DAY/HR000102030405060708091011121314151617181920212223
Mon 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 6 5 3 155
Tue 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 6 5 3 157
Wed 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 6 5 3 157
Thu 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 6 5 3 157
Fri 2 0 0 0 0 3 6 8 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 7 8 6 7 3 159
Sat 2 0 0 0 0 1 4 7 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 9 6 8 6 3 3 149
Sun 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 8 6 5 5 4 2 121
Timetable data based on scheduled services during the first week of the current (May 2022) timetable.
Other service patterns:
Location Details
Location: Exeter Central
CRS: EXC / NLC: 5755 / TIPLOC: EXETERC
Station Facility Owner: Great Western Railway
OS Grid Ref: 291875 92995
Region: South West
Local Authority: Exeter
ELR(s): BAE2 171m 30ch
Station Usage History
Line Chart
1997-1998: 961,378
1998-1999: 924,744 (-36,634 : -3.81%)
1999-2000: 1,043,249 (+118,505 : 12.81%)
2000-2001: 1,031,718 (-11,531 : -1.11%)
2001-2002: 965,226 (-66,492 : -6.44%)
2002-2003: 1,077,779 (+112,553 : 11.66%)
2003-2004: Not Conducted
2004-2005: 1,045,697 (-32,082 : -2.98%)
2005-2006: 1,081,171 (+35,474 : 3.39%)
2006-2007: 1,292,493 (+211,322 : 19.55%)
2007-2008: 1,385,318 (+92,825 : 7.18%)
2008-2009: 1,514,418 (+129,100 : 9.32%)
2009-2010: 1,512,286 (-2,132 : -0.14%)
2010-2011: 1,661,484 (+149,198 : 9.87%)
2011-2012: 1,824,444 (+162,960 : 9.81%)
2012-2013: 1,871,514 (+47,070 : 2.58%)
2013-2014: 1,943,070 (+71,556 : 3.82%)
2014-2015: 2,343,636 (+400,566 : 20.62%)
2015-2016: 2,433,006 (+89,370 : 3.81%)
2016-2017: 2,566,082 (+133,076 : 5.47%)
2017-2018: 2,607,502 (+41,420 : 1.61%)
2018-2019: 2,532,450 (-75,052 : -2.88%)
2019-2020: 2,536,316 (+3,866 : 0.15%)
2020-2021: 946,172 (-1,590,144 : -62.70%)
2021-2022: 2,244,104 (+1,297,932 : 137.18%)

Change between 1997 & 2020: +1,574,938 (+163.82%)
Change between 1997 & 2022: +1,282,726 (+133.43%)
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