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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).
Exeter St Davids railway station is the principal and largest railway station in Exeter, also the second-busiest station in Devon.. It is 193 miles 72 chains (193.90 mi; 312.1 km) from the zero point at London Paddington, [1] from where trains travel through Exeter to Plymouth and Penzance.
Construction at Marsh Barton station in 2021, part of the Devon Metro project. The Devon Metro is the name given to the urban railway network in Exeter and its environs, which since 2011 has been undergoing a metroisation scheme by Devon County Council to provide a rapid transit-style service through incremental upgrades to the existing system. [1]
Marsh Barton railway station is in the Marsh Barton area of Exeter, Devon England. It also provides access to the Riverside Valley Park alongside the River Exe.It opened on 4 July 2023 and is on the Riviera Line between Exeter St Thomas and Starcross stations, 2 miles 8 chains (3.4 km) from Exeter St Davids.
The 2006 Network Rail South West Main Line Route Utilisation Strategy recommended building an extended section of double track from Chard Junction to Axminster, and a passing loop at Whimple. However, Network Rail's 2008 Route Plan [7] was silent on the Whimple loop. The Axminster Loop is centred on Axminster station, and does not extend to ...
The train sheds were demolished and new brick buildings were officially opened on 1 July 1933 when the station was renamed Exeter Central. At this time there were four platform tracks – east-facing terminal platforms 1 and 4 and through platforms 2 and 3 – and two additional through lines in the centre of the station.
Ivybridge railway station is situated on the Exeter to Plymouth line [1] and serves the town of Ivybridge in Devon, England. It is 234 miles 27 chains (234.34 mi; 377.1 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington , measured via Box .
At Paignton down trains generally arrive in platform 2; if they arrive in platform 1 they must shunt across to platform 2 before departure, generally via the sidings at Goodrington Sands. Between Exeter and Newton Abbot the predominant speed limit is 60 miles per hour (97 km/h), the route availability is RA8, and freight loading gauge is W7.