Copplestone railway station
LLooking towards Barnstaple in 2021 | |
Location | Copplestone, Mid Devon England |
Coordinates | 50°48′50″N 3°45′07″W / 50.814°N 3.752°WCoordinates: 50°48′50″N 3°45′07″W / 50.814°N 3.752°W |
Grid reference | SS767031 |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | COP |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | North Devon Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
Opened | 1854 |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
Copplestone railway station is on the Tarka Line serving the village of Copplestone in Devon, England. It is operated by Great Western Railway.
History[]
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The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.[1] The railway was single track. A passing loop was provided at Copplestone but there was initially only one platform.[2]
On 16 July 1861 the 06:30 train from Bideford was waiting at the platform when the 07:45 train from Exeter St Davids was routed onto the same line. Thirteen passengers and a guard on the second train were injured in the collision. The signalman was imprisoned for a month after admitting causing the accident during a lapse of concentration.[2] The points and signals were not interlocked at that time, but a second platform was added and in 1873 a ten-lever signal box was built at the northern end of the new platform where there was a view of the goods yard on the other side of the line. Ten years later the line from Copplestone to Yeoford was doubled, the second track being ready for use on 4 November 1883.[1]
The goods yard closed on 6 September 1965. The double track was taken out of use on 17 October 1971 and the signal box closed.[1]
Description[]
The station now has just one platform which is on the west side of the line. There is a modern waiting shelter. The former station master's house is fenced off from the platform and is in residential use. Additional housing has been built along the station approach road. The remains of the second platform can still be seen but there is no track on that side of the station.[3]
Community railway[]
The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted as the Tarka Line.[4]
Services[]
All services at Copplestone are operated by Great Western Railway. There is generally one train per hour in each direction between Barnstaple and Exeter Central and all call at Copplestone on request to the conductor or by signalling the driver as it approaches.[5]
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Following station | ||
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Yeoford | Great Western Railway | Morchard Road |
References[]
- ^ a b c Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 35–39. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
- ^ a b Nicholas 1992, p. 101
- ^ Oakley, Mike (2007). Devon Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 64–65. ISBN 978-1-904-34955-6.
- ^ "Tarka Line". Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Train Times (D2)" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
External links[]
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- Train times and station information for Copplestone railway station from National Rail
- Railway stations in Devon
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854
- Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
- Railway request stops in Great Britain
- 1854 establishments in England