Exeter St Davids station stands on Bonhay Road in Exeter, Devon. The Bristol and Exeter Railway opened it on 1 May 1844. Isambard Kingdom Brunel originally designed it as a single-sided station. The present main building dates from 1862 and was designed by Francis Fox and Henry Lloyd. It is about 361 feet (110 meters) long and built of local stone with Bath stone details.
The station was rebuilt in 1864. The train shed was removed in 1912 and 1913, when the platforms were extended. In 1938 the central section was widened and given a second story. The station has six platforms, five of them through tracks. A mural by Bridget Green was installed in 1992 on the footbridge.
The publisher Allan Lane conceived Penguin Books after visiting a bookstall here in 1934. Great Western Railway manages the station.
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