Exeter Central railway station
Managed by:		Wessex Trains
OS grid reference:
Railway lines:		West of England Main Line, Avocet Line, Tarka Line, Riviera Line
Facilities
	Tickets:	Ticket office and travel centre at Queen Street Entrace
	Information:	PA system, travel centre, electronic monitors, timetable posters
	Buses:	'H' and 'D' from outside Queen Street entrance with '50', '55', '355', 'X9', 'X10' and other local routes pass ing the New North Road entrance
	Parking:
	Taxis:
	Accessibility and assistance:	Queen Street - wheelchair access at street, level access to platforms 1 & 2 via carpark, access to platform 3 is via car park and New North Road footbridge. New North Road - Full access
	Toilets:	located on platform 2
	Telephones:
	Left luggage:
	Lost property:
	Station buffet:	cafe in Queen Street building
	Waiting lounge:	Platforms 2 and 3
	Cash and Bureau de Change:
	Photo booths:
	Hotels:	Hotel opposite Queen Street Entrance
	Trolleys:

Exeter Central railway station is the smaller of Exeter's main railway stations, but is the most conveniently located. It is located on the London Waterloo-Exeter main line, and is also served by local services to Exmouth, Paignton and Barnstaple. Inter-city services depart from Exeter St. Davids. Class 153 unit no. ... The British national grid reference system is a system of geographic grid references commonly used in Great Britain, different from using latitude or longitude. ... The West of England Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ... The Avocet Line is the railway line from Exeter to Exmouth, UK. The line follows the River Exe for most of its route, giving views of the estuary. ... The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, UK. There is also a branch to Okehampton, which has recently reopened to passenger trains. ... The Riviera Line is the railway line from Exeter to the English Riviera resorts of Torquay and Paignton. ... Image File history File links Iso7001-1990_Parking_Icon. ... Image File history File links Iso7001-1990_Toilets_Icon. ... Image File history File links Iso7001-1990_Buffet_Icon. ... The city of Exeter is the county town of Devon, in England, UK. It is located at 50° 43′ 25″ N, 3° 31′ 39″ W. In the 2001 census its population was recorded at 111,066. ... Passengers bustle around the typical grand edifice of Londons Broad Street Station in 1865. ... The West of England Main Line is the railway line from London Waterloo to Exeter. ... There are several places named Exmouth: Exmouth in Western Australia, Australia Exmouth in Devon, England This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Larger version Paignton is an English coastal town on the English Riviera near Torquay, in the county of Devon. ... Location within the British Isles. ... One of the mural art works to be seen at Exeter St Davids station Exeter St Davids station is the most important of three National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ...

There are two through platforms and one east-facing bay in use. The station has two entrances, the main one being on Queen Street and a smaller unmanned entrance on New North Road. Wheelchair acesss is via the car park from Queen Street and the modern New North Road footbridge was built with long ramps to the platforms. The station is operated by Wessex Trains. A railway platform is a section of pathway, alongside rail tracks at a train station, metro station or tram stop, at which passengers may board or alight from trains or trams. ... Wheelchair seating in a theater A lightweight manual wheelchair A wheelchair is a complex medical device used by people for whom walking is difficult or impossible due to illness or disability and incorporates posturally supportive seating, including pressure cushions in many cases. ... ... Class 153 unit no. ...

History

The station was opened, as Exeter Queen Street, by the London and South Western Railway on 19th July 1860. On 1st February 1862 the line was extended west to join with the Great Western Railway at Exeter St Davids station - this passes under Queen Street and then descends a steep descent of 1 in 37 through the 184 yards of St Davids Tunnel. This extension gave the LSWR access across GWR lines to Cowley Bridge Junction and thence onwards via Crediton to Barnstaple and Bideford. The station became an interchange in 1861 with the opening of a branch to Exmouth, which left the main line about half a mile to the east at Exmouth Junction just east of BlackBoy tunnel. To the east the line was doubled as far as Broad Clyst in 1864 and throughout to Salisbury by July 1870. The station became part of the Southern Railway in 1923 and part of British Railways Southern Region in 1948. The London and South Western Railway (L&SWR) was a railway company in England from 1840 to 1923. ... The original Bristol Temple Meads station, first terminus of the GWR, is the building to the left of this picture The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company, linking South West England, the West Country and South Wales with London. ... One of the mural art works to be seen at Exeter St Davids station Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. ... Location within the British Isles Arms of Bideford Town Council Bideford is a small port town on the northern coast of the county of Devon in south-west England. ... Exmouth station serves the town of Exmouth in Devon, UK. The current station building dates from 1982 and replaced the much older station, the site of which is now the towns bus station and swimming and sports centre. ... Salisbury (pronounced Solsbree or Sauls-bree) is a small cathedral city in Wiltshire, England. ... The Southern Railway in the United Kingdom was the smallest of the four railway systems created in the Grouping ordered by the Railways Act 1921. ... 1923 (MCMXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... British Railways (BR), later rebranded as British Rail, ran the British railway system, from the nationalisation of the Big Four British railway companies in 1948 until its privatisation in stages between 1994 and 1997. ... 1948 (MCMXLVIII) is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

External links

• Train times and station information for Exeter Central railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Exeter Central railway station from Multimap.com

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Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Pinhoe		South West Trains (London Waterloo-Exeter)		Exeter St Davids
St James Park		Wessex Trains (Exmouth-Exeter)		Exeter St Davids
Terminus		Wessex Trains (Exeter-Barnstaple)