Newton St Cyres railway station
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Location | Newton St Cyres, Mid Devon England |
Coordinates | 50°46′44″N 3°35′21″W / 50.77884°N 3.58915°WCoordinates: 50°46′44″N 3°35′21″W / 50.77884°N 3.58915°W |
Grid reference | SX880989 |
Managed by | Great Western Railway |
Platforms | 1 |
Other information | |
Station code | NTC |
Classification | DfT category F2 |
History | |
Original company | Exeter and Crediton Railway |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
Opened | 1851 |
Passengers | |
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Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road |
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Newton St Cyres railway station is a railway station serving the village of Newton St Cyres, Devon, England. It is served by a limited number of Great Western Railway trains on the Tarka Line and Dartmoor Line.
History[]
The station was opened on 12 May 1851, the only intermediate station on the new Exeter and Crediton Railway, and named just 'St Cyres'.[1] Only one track was in use at the time due to a dispute a dispute over the track gauge and this served the platform on the north side of the railway.[2] The line towards Exeter was doubled and a signal box provided from 23 February 1875 and the line towards Crediton was doubled from 2 June 1875.[3] The station was renamed as Newton St Cyres on 1 October 1913.[4]
The signal box was closed on 17 August 1930 when the signalling equipment was transferred into the booking office. The goods yard closed on 12 September 1960 and the signals taken out of use on 31 July 168. The line became just a single track again on 16 December 1984.[1]
Description[]
The station is situated about one mile from Newton St Cyres village. The platform that is in use is on the north side of the line and has a waiitng shelter. The platform on the south side is still in place but disused. The former station master's house is now in private use and the old Station Hotel is now named The Beer Engine.[4] There is no ticket machine or other facilities and the station is unstaffed.[5]
Services[]
Newton St Cyres has only a limited service and is operated as a request stop. This means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. Trains operate between Exeter Central or Exeter St Davids and Barnstaple or Okehampton and are operated by Great Western Railway.[5]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Exeter St David's | Great Western Railway Tarka Line Dartmoor line |
Crediton |
Community railway[]
The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is promoted as the Tarka Line. It is designated as a community railway and is supported by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership.[6]
References[]
- ^ a b Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. pp. 13–17. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
- ^ Nicholas 1992, pp. 92–93
- ^ Nicholas 1992, pp. 111–112
- ^ a b Oakley, Mike (2007). Devon Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. pp. 145–146. ISBN 978-1-904-34955-6.
- ^ a b "Train times: Exeter to Barnstaple and Okehampton". Great Western Railway. Retrieved 20 November 2021.
- ^ "Tarka Line". Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- Railway stations in Devon
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1851
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by Great Western Railway
- Railway request stops in Great Britain
- 1851 establishments in England