Teignmouth railway station
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| Teignmouth | |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Place | Teignmouth |
| Local authority | Teignbridge |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TGM |
| Managed by | First Great Western |
| Platforms in use | 2 |
| Annual entry/exit 04/05 | 0.319 million ** |
| History | |
| Key dates | Opened May 1846 |
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |
| ** based on sales of tickets in 2004/05 financial year which end or originate at Teignmouth. Disclaimer (PDF) | |
Teignmouth railway station serves the resort of Teignmouth, Devon, England. The platforms are situated in a cutting between the English Channel and the Teign Estuary. The station is operated by First Great Western.
The station is situated near the edge of the town centre. The main entrance is on the platform for trains to Newton Abbott from where a footbridge links to the other platform.
[edit] History
The station was opened by the South Devon Railway on 30 May 1846 as the terminus of its first section from Exeter. The line was extended to Newton Abbot on 31 December 1846. The single platform was augmented by a second one late in 1848.
Trains were worked from Exeter by atmospheric power from 13 September 1847 and these were extended to Newton Abbot from 17 December 1847 until all the atmospheric trains were suspended on 9 September 1848. The atmospheric engine house was situated adjacent to the platform on the side furthest from the town, the area then being used as permanent way workshops until about 1876.
When first built the station was situated between two tunnels. The west Tunnel was opened out by June 1881 and the Eastcliffe Tunnel leading to the sea wall was removed by 1884, when the distinctive lattice girder bridge at the end of the sea wall was installed.
The station was completely rebuilt after the broad gauge conversion in 1892, the work being completed early in 1895.
The South Devon Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway in 1876, which in turn was nationalised into British Railways in 1948. Goods traffic at Teignmouth ceased in December 1967.
The station was on the news when a five year-old boarded a train here and alighted at Taunton, in Somerset, where was reunited with his parents.
[edit] Further reading
- Exeter - Newton Abbot: A Railway history by Peter Kay, Platform 5 1991, ISBN 1-872524-42-7
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Teignmouth railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Teignmouth railway station from Multimap.com
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path. | |
|---|---|
| Distance to Coast Path | ΒΌ mile |
| Next station anticlockwise | Dawlish 3 miles |
| Next station clockwise | Torquay 11 miles |
