The 7 ft (2,134 mm) gauge trains were operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway (B&ER).

The LSWR laid additional rails to allow their 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) gauge trains to reach Crediton in 1862 and Barnstaple in 1863, although the B&ER (and later, the Great Western Railway) continued to run freight trains on the broad gauge.

[6] The route to Plymouth had been closed from 6 May 1968 although a service from Exeter to Okehampton continued to operate until 3 June 1972 after which the line only carried traffic from the quarry at Meldon.

The main building on the up (to Exeter) platform was built in 1847[14] and is constructed in Flemish-bonded red brick with Bath stone dressings and a gabled slate roof.

It has been claimed to be an Isambard Kingdom Brunel design[1] however the engineer for the Exeter and Crediton Railway was Robert Dymond and this would have been his responsibility.

[3] The timber waiting rooms on both platforms might date from 1862[15][16] as they are of London and South Western Railway design.

[17] The signal box on the north side of the line beyond the level crossing dates from 1875[6] (although the listed building records suggests 1862)[18] All services at Crediton are operated by Great Western Railway.

The mechanical lever frame in Crediton signal box was replaced by an electric panel.

[22] The main station building at Crediton contains the Tea Rooms which are operated by the Turning Tides Project community group.