It was named Feniton after the nearest village, but less than a year later it was renamed (on 1 July 1861) as Ottery and Sidmouth Road.

[1] The station was however reopened by British Rail on 5 May 1971 as a result of local campaigning by the residents of the expanding village, assuming the original Feniton name.

The disused eastbound platform still stands but the goods yard site is now occupied by houses.

[1] Off-peak, all services at Feniton are operated by South Western Railway using Class 158 and 159 DMUs.

[2] The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from Barnstaple to Axminster which is operated by Great Western Railway.

A signal box was provided in 1875 at the east end of the station on the north side of the line, opposite goods yard.