Yeoford railway station

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Yeoford
Location
Place	Yeoford
Local authority	Mid Devon
Operations
Station code	YEO
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	6,883
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Yeoford (source)   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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Yeoford railway station is a rural station on the Tarka Line in Devon serving the village of Yeoford. It is served by trains between Barnstaple and Exeter.

It has been used by many operators, but recently, over the last decade by Wales & West, a regional West Country and south Wales train operator, but in 2001 Wales & West divided into Wessex Trains and Wales & Borders. Since then, Yeoford has been served by Wessex Trains and since which became members of the Greater Western franchise, owned and operated by First Group and is now First Great Western.

[edit] History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854. On 1 November 1865 the first section of the Okehampton Railway opened, joining the main line at Coleford Junction, a short distance north of Yeoford.

[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 Yeoford railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Yeoford railway station from Multimap.com

• Campaign Against New Beeching Report

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Crediton		First Great Western Tarka Line		Copplestone

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