Starcross railway station
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| Starcross | |||
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| The station, looking south | |||
| Location | |||
| Place | Starcross | ||
| Local authority | Teignbridge | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | SCS | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 69,175 | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened 30 May 1846 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Starcross (source) | |||
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Starcross railway station serves the village of Starcross in Devon. The station is on the shore of the Exe estuary. The engine house which formed part of the failed atmospheric railway is alongside the station.
Access to the platform for trains towards Exeter is up a few steps; the platform for trains towards Dawlish is reached by a footbridge. This platform also serves as the access to the pier used by the ferry to Exmouth.
[edit] History
The station was opened by the South Devon Railway on 30 May 1846. It only had a single platform at this time, the second one was added in November 1848. It was provided with a train shed until 1906 when the station was rebuilt. The old station building was finally taken out of use in 1971 and demolished ten years later.
Trains were worked by atmospheric power from 13 September 1847 until 9 September 1848.
The South Devon Railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway in 1876, which in turn was nationalised into British Railways in 1948.
[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 Starcross railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Starcross railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Exeter St Thomas | First Great Western Great Western Main Line Very Limited Service |
Dawlish Warren | ||
| Exeter St Thomas | First Great Western Riviera Line |
Dawlish Warren | ||
| Exeter St Thomas | South West Trains very limited service |
Dawlish Warren | ||
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 0 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | Exmouth ½ mile (plus ferry) |
| Next station clockwise | Dawlish Warren 2 miles |
