Trains from Paignton can use either side of the station, long-distance services are generally switched to the main line south of the station so use the same platform as trains from Plymouth while local trains to Exeter and tend to run the "wrong way" through the same platform that they use when running "to" Paignton and then join the main line north of the station. Similarly, trains to Paignton often use the Plymouth platform if another train is blocking the usual Paignton platform.