Axminster Railway Station

AXMNSTR AXM | 5714
Station Codes (TIPLOC, TLC | NLC)

Axminster station is managed by South Western Railway and is located in East Devon within the South West area of England.

Figures for 2023-24 show that 109,066 journeys were made between Axminster and Exeter Central—that's 29% of all passenger journeys at this station!

Passenger numbers for Axminster peaked during 2017-18 with 399,084 estimated passengers.

Passenger Numbers

Usage dropped to 38% during the 2020-21 travel lockdowns and recovered to 97% by 2023.

Passenger Estimates for Axminster table
YearPassenger Numbers
1997-98208,433
1998-99204,535
1999-00221,027
2000-01208,879
2001-02174,790
2002-03167,029
2003-04 
2004-05181,586
2005-06176,270
2006-07181,825
2007-08205,870
2008-09213,590
2009-10211,204
2010-11252,662
2011-12279,604
2012-13345,560
2013-14355,710
2014-15386,226
2015-16394,438
2016-17395,216
2017-18399,084
2018-19384,220
2019-20377,688
2020-21141,960
2021-22303,842
2022-23366,450
2023-24379,754
2024-25