Exeter St Davids railway station
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Exeter St Davids station is the most important of seven National Rail stations in the city of Exeter in southwest England. It was opened in May 1844 by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER), although operated at first by the Great Western Railway, which absorbed the B&ER in 1876. Today the station is owned by Network Rail and operated by First Great Western.
The station currently has six platforms: five are bi-directional through lines, while the sixth is an east-facing bay normally used only for stabling trains. The station is served, in order of frequency, by First Great Western, Virgin Trains and South West Trains.
St Davids is unusual in that it is one of few stations in the country where trains depart from either end to reach London — South West Trains go south and then immediately head east, whereas First Great Western trains go north.
The main passenger overbridge at the station has many paintings resembling frescoes and depicting romantic versions of rail travel. A second bridge fitted with lifts provides disabled access. When the lifts are out of action an electric golf buggy is used, crossing at track level.
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- *[Train times] and [station information] for from National Rail
- [Street map] and [aerial photo] of from Multimap.com
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