Cranbrook railway station (Devon)

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Cranbrook
National Rail
2015 at Cranbrook station - entrance.JPG
LocationCranbrook, Devon, East Devon
England
Coordinates50°45′00″N 3°25′14″W / 50.7501°N 3.4206°W / 50.7501; -3.4206Coordinates: 50°45′00″N 3°25′14″W / 50.7501°N 3.4206°W / 50.7501; -3.4206
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCBK
Key dates
13 December 2015Opened[1]
Passengers
2016/17Increase 90,458
2017/18Increase 104,602
2018/19Increase 107,350
2019/20Decrease 105,400
2020/21Decrease 29,804
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England.[2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo.[3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015.

Despite being the closest station to Exeter Airport (2.2 miles away), there is not yet a public transport link between the two,[4][5][6] but in 2015 a direct bus route was expected to be introduced after the station's completion,[7] to help improve the town's poor level of bus service.[8]

Construction[]

The station was originally expected to open in 2013,[2] and the 2014 timetables included an additional two minutes for trains passing the station.[9] However, detailed design of the station began only in summer 2014, and construction started that autumn with opening initially due in spring 2015,[10] but problems with a sewer and railway signalling postponed the opening for a then unknown duration.[11] In August 2015, the opening was announced for October.[12] By October 2015, it transpired that the station would not open until 13 December 2015.[13][14][15] The station cost £5m to build.[16]

The station's single platform has a usable length of 150 metres (490 ft)[17] to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car Class 159 units) that operate on the route.[18] There is a car park with 150 spaces.[18] The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway.[16] The station is unmanned; however, there is a ticket machine so tickets must be purchased before travel.

Services[]

All South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids call at Cranbrook, giving the station approximately one train per hour in each direction.[19]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Honiton or Feniton or Whimple   South Western Railway
West of England Main Line 		  Pinhoe

References[]

  1. ^ "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ^ a b "First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015". Express and Echo. Exeter. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Kent / Sussex / Wessex Routes Sectional Appendix Module KSW3" (PDF). 10 December 2016. p. 106. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. ^ http://www.cartogold.co.uk/Devon_Transport/Devon.htm
  5. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. ^ "Network Rail confirm Cranbrook railway station is set to open this summer". Exeter Express and Echo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  8. ^ "15/0045/MOUT CRANBROOK WEST EXPANSION". www.broadclyst.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  9. ^ "New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year". Express and Echo. Exeter. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  10. ^ "Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  11. ^ "Cranbrook station faces delays". Express and Echo. Exeter. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  12. ^ "Cranbrook's new railway station is set to open in October". Express and Echo. Exeter. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  13. ^ "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  14. ^ "Three years on: Date revealed for opening of Cranbrook's long-awaited train station". Express and Echo. Exeter. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  15. ^ "Cranbrook train station opens today". Express & Echo. Exeter. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Cranbrook eco-town: New £5m station opens". BBC News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  17. ^ "Timetable Planning Rules - Wessex" (PDF). Network Rail. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  18. ^ a b "Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station" (Press release). Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013.
  19. ^ "Timetable 20: Exeter, Yeovil and Salisbury to Basingstoke, Woking and London Waterloo" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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