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Exeter Central train station
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Station information checked 6 November 2026. Live times and ticket availability are shown in your journey search.
Exeter Central train tickets, prices and times
In ORR’s 2024/25 ticket-based estimates, Exmouth was the main recorded origin or destination for journeys associated with Exeter Central. Use the current journey results to check the route and any changes of train for your travel date.
Compare train ticket prices to and from Exeter Central for your date, destination and Railcard. Check the times, changes and fare restrictions before booking. Where available, compare Advance, Off-Peak and Anytime tickets, and check whether your selected train offers a seat reservation.
Choose an available ticket-delivery method and follow the retailer’s collection or electronic-ticket instructions before boarding. Select a collection station only when it is offered for your booking.
Ticket-machine locations listed: station concourse; north east entrance. Check opening and access arrangements if you intend to collect a ticket.
At a glance
Station essentials
- Station
- Exeter Central
- Station code
- EXC
- Location
- Exeter, Devon, South West
- Journey planning
- Check ticket prices and train times
The map marks the station location. Check the correct entrance and platform access before travelling.
Train operators and station management
The checked station record names Great Western Railway as the station manager. The company managing a station is not necessarily the operator of every train that calls there.
Your journey results show the operator and any changes for the service you choose. Explore the Train Operators directory.
Facilities and assistance at Exeter Central
- Ticket machinesListed — check availability
- Waiting roomsListed — check availability
- ToiletsListed — check availability
- Accessible toiletsListed — check availability
- Baby changingListed — check availability
- Customer help pointsListed — check availability
- RefreshmentsListed — check availability
- Bicycle storageListed — check availability
Step-free access: Category A
The station is recorded as having step-free routes to every platform. Platform access and boarding the train are different: confirm any ramp, lift or staff assistance you need for the complete journey.
Recorded staffing level: full time. Staffing descriptions do not guarantee assistance at every entrance or on every service.
Read the station’s detailed facilities and access notes ↗ and arrange Passenger Assist ↗. Check both your departure and arrival stations.
Parking and onward travel
Parking arrangements are listed for Exeter Central in the official station record. Check current access rules, charges and any Blue Badge conditions with the parking operator before driving.
- Station Car Park: 54 spaces recorded.
A train ticket does not reserve a parking space.
Recorded bicycle-storage capacity: 10 spaces. Check the storage location and any access or security requirements before taking a cycle.
Recorded cycle-storage types: stands. Covered storage is listed; check which spaces this applies to.
The official travel notes include rail-replacement pick-up information, local bus information, taxi information. Use the current directions, since a replacement bus may stop outside the normal station entrance.
RAMM and Exeter Cathedral from Central
Exeter Central is a useful city-centre arrival for the Royal Albert Memorial Museum & Art Gallery, known as RAMM, and Exeter Cathedral. RAMM’s directions use the Queen Street station entrance: turn left towards the museum. The cathedral also identifies Central as its nearest railway station.
When comparing an arrival here with Exeter St Davids, include the final local journey as well as the train time. A day combining museum galleries and the cathedral needs both venues’ visitor information: their opening arrangements, tours and events are separate, so choose the return train around the visits you actually want to make.
About Exeter Central station
ORR estimated 2,962,450 passenger entries and exits here in the year from April 2024 to March 2025. This is an annual estimate based mainly on ticket data, not a count of different people or a timetable.