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Digby and Sowton
General information
Location	Digby,Exeter England
Coordinates	50°42′50″N3°28′26″W / 50.714°N 3.474°W /50.714; -3.474
Grid reference	SX960914
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	DIG
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	Railtrack
Key dates
23 May 1995	Opened
Passengers
2019/20	0.624 million
2020/21	0.299 million
2021/22	0.570 million
2022/23	0.891 million
2023/24	0.804 million
Location
Notes Passenger statistics from theOffice of Rail and Road

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Legend
Avocet Line toExmouth Topsham Newcourt Digby and Sowton Polsloe Bridge West of England line toLondon Waterloo viaSalisbury Pinhoe St James Park Exeter Central Bristol–Exeter line toBristol andLondon Paddington Exeter St Davids Tarka Line toBarnstaple Exeter St Thomas Marsh Barton Riviera Line toPaignton & Exeter–Plymouth line toPlymouth andPenzance

Digby and Sowton^[1] is a railway station on theAvocet Line of theDevon Metro inExeter, England.

A small station known asClyst St Mary and Digby Halt was opened by theLondon and South Western Railway on 1 June 1908 to serveClyst St Mary andDigby Hospital. The 120 foot (37 m) long platforms were built from old railway sleepers. It was closed by the newBritish Railways on 27 September 1948.^[2]

The present Digby and Sowton station, which was constructed at a cost of £700,000, was funded byDevon County Council andTesco Stores Limited as part of an initiative to reduce traffic congestion in Exeter.^[3] Construction began on 9 November 1994 and it opened on 23 May 1995.^[4] It is situated about 380 yards (350 m) south of the site of the old station to serve new housing on the site of the now closed psychiatric hospital, and also a light industrial estate at nearby Sowton.

The station was operated byWessex Trains, until 31 March 2006 when First Great Western (renamedGreat Western Railway in 2015) took over the franchise.

Digby and Sowton was included in a 2009 scheme to improve local railway stations. Shelter space for passengers was doubled, better surface and lighting was installed, and a new footpath was created. The station has a cycle network connecting stations along theAvocet Line fromExmouth toExeter St Davids was improved.^[5]

The station serves the Sowton Industrial Estate via a long foot/cycle path that runs along the railway line and the housing estates around the former Digby Hospital through a step free access bridge, with divided sections for cycles and pedestrians. The station is also a short walk to/from the Sandy Park rugby ground, the home of theExeter Chiefs.

There has been considerable growth in passenger usage of Digby & Sowton. During the twelve months ended March 2003, over 120,000 people used the station, and this doubled within five years.^[6] In 2009, over 275,000 passengers used the rail station, making it one of the busiest unstaffed railway stations in the area.^{[5][needs update]}

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

The station is served by all trains on theAvocet Line betweenExmouth,Exeter St Davids andPaignton.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Polsloe Bridge towardsExeter St Davids		Great Western Railway Avocet Line		Newcourt towardsExmouth

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