Torquay railway station
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| Location | |||
| Place | Torquay | ||
| Local authority | Torbay | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | TQY | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 2 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.298 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened August 1859 | ||
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| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Torquay (source) | |||
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Torquay railway station serves the town of Torquay, Devon, England. The station is operated by First Great Western. It is just a few yards from the beach.
The platform nearest the beach is served by trains towards Paignton, the opposite platform being used for trains towards Newton Abbot. There is step-free access to both platforms.
[edit] History
A railway station serving Torquay had been opened by the South Devon Railway on 18 December 1848, but this station was on the hill distant from the town centre and harbour. A new station near Abbey Sands was opened by the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway on 2 August 1859 when the original station was renamed Torre.
Goods traffic continued to be handled at the original station, the new one retaining a more genteel atmosphere with just passengers, their horse and carriages.
The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was always operated by the South Devon Railway and was amalgamated with it on 1 January 1872. This was only short lived as the South Devon Railway was in turn amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876.
The present station buildings date from 1878 when new facilities were opened. A small signal box was opened at each end of the station at the same time, that at the Paignton end now being rented out as an office.
The Great Western Railway was nationalised into British Railways in 1948.
[edit] Further reading
Potts, C.R., The Newton Abbot to Kingswear Railway (1844-1988), Oakwood Press 1988, ISBN 0-853-61387-7
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Torquay railway station from National Rail
- Street map and aerial photo of Torquay railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Newton Abbot | First Great Western Great Western Main Line |
Paignton | ||
| Newton Abbot | Virgin Trains Cross-Country Route |
Paignton | ||
| Torre | First Great Western Exeter-Paignton |
Paignton | ||
| Torre | South West Trains West of England Main Line |
Paignton | ||
| * Not all trains call at this station | ||||
| This station offers access to the South West Coast Path | |
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| Distance to path | 100 yards |
| Next station anticlockwise | Teignmouth 11 miles |
| Next station clockwise | Paignton 3 miles |
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