The single concrete platform had a brick station building and was situated on the north side of the line with a loading dock which was located at the west end.
Ide became a basic halt on 1 October 1923 when staffing was reduced to mornings only.
[3] Passenger numbers had reached their peak in the 1930s with seven daily services provided each way between Exeter and Heathfield.
A small housing scheme now occupies the site of the station and the trackbed is a road, St. Ida's Close.
The Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE) put together a feasibility study.