King's Nympton railway station
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| King's Nympton | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | King's Nympton | ||
| Local authority | North Devon | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | KGN | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | |||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 2,400 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at King's Nympton (source) | |||
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King's Nympton railway station is a small station on the Tarka Line 41 km (25¼ miles) north east of Exeter St David's station on the way to Barnstaple. It serves a number of rural villages, including King's Nympton.
The station was opened as South Molton Road by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854. Three years after nationalisation, British Railways renamed it Kings Nympton in 1951 to avoid confusion with South Molton , which is much nearer South Molton, on the ex-Great Western Railway route from Taunton to Barnstaple.
[edit] Service
Trains are infrequent, about three a day in each direction, and only stop on request. There are more frequent services from nearby Umberleigh to the North, or from Eggesford to the South.
[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 King's Nympton railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of King's Nympton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Eggesford | First Great Western Tarka Line |
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