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What's running through Exeter Central today?

Explore booked passenger trains and freight at Exeter Central today. Timetable entries show what is expected, not a record of trains observed. 17 October 2026

QuietInterest Score 3.4 / 10

A quieter day here — worth checking another location or mode.

167 trains140 passenger0 freight3 classes2 operators

The selected timetable contains 167 movements at Exeter Central on 17 October 2026. Each entry is a booked call or pass at this railway location. The same service can appear on other location pages. Train types are inferred from planning data and can change on the day.

What's worth watching

167 booked timetable movements at this location on Saturday 17 October

At a glance

Most trains

09:15–10:1513 trains

10 passenger0 freight3 other3 types

09:15dep2B74
EXETER CENTRAL → BARNSTAPLE
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:16arr2F10
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:22arr2T11
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:28pass3L90
YEOVIL PEN MILL → EXETER ST DAVIDS
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
09:34dep2K04
EXETER CENTRAL → OKEHAMPTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:47arr2F11
PAIGNTON → EXMOUTH
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:53arr2T12
EXMOUTH → PAIGNTON
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
09:54arr2R82
BARNSTAPLE → EXETER CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger
09:56dep5B75
EXETER CENTRAL → EXETER CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Other
10:00arr1L40
EXETER ST DAVIDS → WATERLOO MAIN
South Western Railway · Class 159 DMU
Passenger
10:07arr2R53
OKEHAMPTON → EXETER CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Passenger
10:12dep5K05
EXETER CENTRAL → EXETER CENTRAL
Great Western Railway · Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU
Other
10:14dep2B75
EXETER CENTRAL → BARNSTAPLE
Great Western Railway · Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU
Passenger

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10:45–11:4512 trains

10 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

12:00–13:0012 trains

10 passenger0 freight2 other3 types

The week ahead

Best day overallTuesday16:45–17:45

Best for freight—None booked this week

Best for varietyTuesday16:45–17:45

Most unusualSunday13:00–14:00

The weekend is quieter — around 10% fewer trains than a weekday here.

Passenger
Freight
Other

Day	Score	Trains	Freight	Best hour
Saturday 17	3.4	167	0	09:15–10:15
Sunday 18	3.6	131	0	13:00–14:00
Monday 19	3.6	164	0	16:45–17:45
Tuesday 20	3.9	168	0	16:45–17:45
Wednesday 21	3.9	166	0	16:45–17:45

Scored from the booked timetable for each upcoming date. Short-notice changes (VSTP, engineering work) added closer to the day aren't reflected yet, so a date further out is a rougher guide than tomorrow.

The week ahead

What tends to happen here

167 trains are booked here today — about the same as a typical Saturday.

Trains a day168typical weekday

Freight0%0 movements

Busiest hour08:00on a weekday

Best dayFridaySaturday at weekends

Around 7.0 trains an hour on a typical weekday. The most dependable hours are 11:00, 13:00, 15:00 — something is booked then on virtually every day sampled.

Trains booked by day of week

Monday169 on average
Tuesday171 on average
Wednesday171 on average
Thursday169 on average
Friday172 on average
Saturday170 on average
Sunday134 on average

Passenger
Freight
Other

Weekday (Mon–Fri)

Averaged over 28 dates. Averaged across real dates resolved from the booked timetable, including short-term overlays and cancellations. These are trains BOOKED to run, not observed movements — these profiles use timetable samples rather than the short window of retained station sightings.

What tends to happen here

What runs here

Most common train types

Class 150, 153, 155 or 156 DMU281 workings
Class 158, 168, 170 or 175 DMU101 workings
Class 159 DMU67 workings
Diesel-hauled4 workings
Class 57 diesel locomotive2 workings

Planned operators

Uncommon in the timetable

Class 802 DMU HST (InterCity 125)

Represented by only one or two permanent schedule records; check the selected date before planning a visit.

What runs here

Recent booked movements

Booked timetable entries from the previous 7 days, independent of the selected date above. These are not observations of trains that actually ran.

16 Oct3S12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
16 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
15 Oct1Q23
—
GB Railfreight · HST (InterCity 125)
15 Oct3Q07
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
14 Oct3S12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
13 Oct3S12
—
GB Railfreight · Diesel-hauled
11 Oct1A50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive
11 Oct1C50
—
Great Western Railway · Class 57 diesel locomotive

Based on the booked national timetable (CIF) per date, not a live/actually-happened feed — a late change or cancellation on one of these dates won't be reflected here.

Recent booked movements

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21:00	5	6
22:00	6	3
23:00	3	3

What's running through Exeter Central today?

What's worth watching

At a glance

Most trains

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