Exeter Central

CRS Code	EXC
Collected date	22/05/06

Having arrived at Exeter St Davids the day before, Exeter Central was the first station we collected on our route out to Exmouth. To the front of the station is a curved building:

However, only a small part of this is still used by the railway:

The rear of the station building has balconies which now look out on a car park:

The station building is set to one side of the railway, which runs under the road onto which the building faces. Walking into the station entrance, the footbridge is to the left and provides access to the platforms:

Looking east away from the station buildings, along the bay platform 1:

Looking back towards the footbridge along platform 2:

Like many stations in the region, Exeter Central has a large gap between its through tracks, now filled with shrubbery:

Looking along the edge of platform 3 at platform 2, the station buildings, and the footbridge:

Under the canopy on platform 3:

Further back along platform 3 are these unusual pillars:

It looks like there was once another platform face, to the north of platform 3:

At the east end of the platforms, the line is crossed by a new footbridge, and behind it a road bridge. The zigzag ramp is perhaps supposed to deter cyclists and skateboarders:

Looking back at the station from the second footbridge:

As well as joining the platforms, the footbridge provides access to a rear pedestrian entrance to the station:

At the other end of the station, looking west down the inclined curve to St Davids station:

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