It is on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple, 33 miles 22 chains (53.6 km) from Exeter Central at milepost 205.75 from London Waterloo.

[3] The main goods yard and cattle pens were on this side of the line at the south end of the station.

A goods shed with a 2 ton crane was situated on a short siding at the other end of the platform.

[8] The single platform, which is long enough for a 7 coach train, is on the west side of the track.

There is generally one train per hour in each direction between Barnstaple and Exeter Central but a very small number of services continue to or from other routes in East Devon on weekdays.