Crediton railway station
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Crediton | |||
Location | |||
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Place | Crediton | ||
Local authority | Mid Devon | ||
Operations | |||
Station code | CDI | ||
Managed by | First Great Western | ||
Platforms in use | 1 | ||
Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
Annual Passenger Usage | |||
2004/05 ** | 22,478 | ||
National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Crediton (source) | |||
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Crediton railway station is a railway station serving the town of Crediton in Devon, England.
It is the current junction of the Tarka and Dartmoor lines, though the two lines run parallel until Penstone near Coleford (west of Yeoford).
[edit] History
The station, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was opened by the Exeter and Crediton Railway on 12 May 1851. The line to Barnstaple was then opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854. After 1 November 1865 addiitonal London and South Western Railway trains ran through the station going towards Okehampton.
The signal box which controls the level crossing was put into use on the 2 June 1975, and the footbridge built in 1878.
The goods yard closed on 4 December 1967.
[edit] References
- Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Crediton railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Crediton railway station from Multimap.com
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Newton St Cyres | First Great Western Exeter-Barnstaple |
Yeoford | ||
Exeter St Davids | First Great Western Exeter-Okehampton |
Okehampton |