Passenger Volume
Apart from Exeter and Newton Abbot, the busiest station on the line is Paignton, but traffic growth in recent years has been mainly on the main line section at Dawlish and Teignmouth.
The annual passenger usage is based on sales of tickets in stated financial years from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. The statistics are for passengers arriving and departing from each station and cover twelve month periods that start in April. Please note that methodology may vary year on year.
| Station Name | 2002-2003 | 2004-2005 | 2005-2006 | 2006-2007 | 2007-2008 | 2008-2009 | 2009-2010 | 2010-2011 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exeter to Newton Abbot | ||||||||
| Exeter St Thomas | 45,681 | 64,295 | 76,964 | 80,199 | 82,677 | 97,656 | 103,488 | |
| Starcross | 58,384 | 69,175 | 76,771 | 84,968 | 83,701 | 85,262 | 83,066 | |
| Dawlish Warren | 55,275 | 69,763 | 74,045 | 80,275 | 94,252 | 99,742 | 114,376 | |
| Dawlish | 265,036 | 281,659 | 293,164 | 325,911 | 369,382 | 395,976 | 400,922 | |
| Teignmouth | 286,471 | 318,532 | 331,048 | 364,910 | 418,162 | 437,746 | 451,154 | |
| Newton Abbot to Paignton | ||||||||
| Torre | 138,305 | 153,214 | 150,974 | 139,572 | 133,619 | 145,478 | 154,776 | |
| Torquay | 284,566 | 298,494 | 292,701 | 307,520 | 341,916 | 370,886 | 360,418 | |
| Paignton | 336,321 | 345,738 | 335,491 | 372,167 | 427,368 | 457,948 | 471,782 | |
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