Exeter Central  | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 The entrance from Queen Street | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Exeter England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°43′35″N 3°31′59″W / 50.7264°N 3.53300°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SX918930 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 3 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | EXC | ||||
| Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1860 | Opened as 'Exeter Queen Street' | ||||
| 1933 | Rebuilt and renamed 'Exeter Central' | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  2.536 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.179 million | ||||
| 2020/21 |  0.946 million | ||||
| Interchange | 94,997 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 2.244 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.177 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 2.608 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.314 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 2.783 million | ||||
| Interchange | 0.274 million | ||||
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Exeter Central railway station is the most central of the stations in the city of Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom. It is 171 miles 30 chains (275.8 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The station is smaller than Exeter St Davids on the west side of the city. Great Western Railway manages the station and operates most services, with South Western Railway providing the rest. With 2.783 million entries and exits from 2023-2024, it has overtaken Exeter St Davids as the busiest station in Devon.[1]
From 1860, when it was opened by the London and South Western Railway, until 1933, when it was rebuilt, it was known as Exeter Queen Street.