Wikipedia Exeter St Davids is the principal railway station serving the city of Exeter in Devon, England. It is 193 miles 72 chains (312.1 km) from London Paddington on the line through Bristol which continues to Plymouth and Penzance. It is also served by an alternative route to London Waterloo via Salisbury and branch lines to Exmouth and Barnstaple.
The station opened in 1844 as the terminus of the Bristol and Exeter Railway. It is currently managed by Great Western Railway and is served by trains operated by Great Western Railway, South Western Railway and CrossCountry.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exeter_St_David%27s_railway_station
Passenger Numbers
April 2022 to March 2023: 2,617,322
April 2021 to March 2022: 2,206,706
April 2020 to March 2021: 727,776
April 2019 to March 2020: 2,676,464
April 2018 to March 2019: 2,619,776
April 2017 to March 2018: 2,605,162
April 2016 to March 2017: 2,642,898
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Exeter St Davids station Bonhay Road, Exeter EX4 4NT
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Exeter Memories On the 7 January 1841 the Flying Post wrote "We understand the Directors of the Bristol and Exeter Railroad, intend making the terminus of this important undertaking in two fields adjacent to the Red Cow Turnpike." Thus the people of Exeter waited in anticipation for 'railway mania' to reach their city.
The site for the station at Pennyroyal consisted of 18 acres of meadow, belonging to Mr W M Praed and farmed by Mrs Drew, dairywoman. It was chosen as the City Council refused permission for the line to enter the city boundary. The approach to the station required a second field, Taddyford Meadow, to be purchased, and the company approached the Master of the Worshipful Company of Tuckers and Shearers the owners to discuss the purchase of the meadow. Agreement was made, and now, the meadow lies somewhere beneath the multiple railway lines approaching the station. The local firm, Hoopers were engaged to construct the station to the design of Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
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