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  2. Barnstaple railway station - Wikipedia

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    The railway station is on the west side of the River Taw near the Long Bridge and the junction of the A3125 and A361 roads; the town centre is on the east side. A footpath under the road gives access to the cycle and footpath along the disused railway towards Bideford which forms part of the South West Coast Path . [ 15 ]

  3. Tarka Line - Wikipedia

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    The Tarka Line, also known as the North Devon Line, [2] is a local railway line in Devon, England, linking the city of Exeter with the town of Barnstaple via a number of local villages, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). The line opened in 1851 from Exeter to Crediton and in 1854 the line was completed through to Barnstaple.

  4. Barnstaple - Wikipedia

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    A map of Barnstaple from 1937, showing the railway lines. Barnstaple railway station is the terminus of a branch line from Exeter known as the Tarka Line after a local connection with Tarka the Otter. The station is near the end of the Long Bridge, on the opposite bank of the Taw to the town centre.

  5. Barnstaple Long Bridge - Wikipedia

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    Barnstaple Long Bridge is a medieval bridge linking Tawstock with Barnstaple in North Devon, England, spanning the River Taw. One of the largest medieval bridges in Britain, it is a Grade I listed building and ancient monument. [1] [2] Another major medieval bridge, the Bideford Long Bridge over the River Torridge, is a few miles away. [3] [4]

  6. North Devon Railway - Wikipedia

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    It crossed the River Taw by a curved bridge there and provided a new Barnstaple Town station – the original station was on the south side of Barnstaple Bridge, and was referred to as the Old Station, but became formally known as Barnstaple Junction. As first offered to the Board of Trade Inspector, Lt Col Hutchinson, the old station ...

  7. Category:Buildings and structures in Barnstaple - Wikipedia

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    Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Barnstaple Long Bridge; M. ... Barnstaple Quay railway station; Queen's Theatre, Barnstaple ...

  8. Barnstaple Town railway station - Wikipedia

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    The total cost of rebuilding the station in its later location was about £6,000 (equivalent to £844,200 in 2023), [2] of which £2,000 was contributed by the L&B. Opened on 16 May 1898 to serve as the connection to the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway (L&B), a narrow gauge line that ran through Exmoor from Barnstaple to Lynton and Lynmouth in ...

  9. West of England line - Wikipedia

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    The section from Exeter to Coleford Junction, near Yeoford, is still in use as part of the Tarka Line (a community railway, which continues to Barnstaple). The Dartmoor line runs from Coleford Junction to Okehampton , having reopened to regular passenger services in late 2021, after being run as a heritage railway from 1997 to 2019.