Feniton railway station
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| Feniton | |||
| Location | |||
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| Place | Feniton | ||
| Local authority | East Devon | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | FNT | ||
| Managed by | South West Trains | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Rail Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 * | 57,541 | ||
| 2005/06 * | 55,341 | ||
| History | |||
| 19 July 1860 | Opened (Feniton) | ||
| 1 July 1861 | Renamed (Ottery and Sidmouth Road) | ||
| February 1868 | Renamed (Feniton for Ottery St Mary) | ||
| April 1868 | Renamed (Ottery Road) | ||
| 6 July 1874 | Renamed (Sidmouth Junction) | ||
| 6 March 1967 | Closed | ||
| 5 May 1971 | Reopened and renamed (Feniton) | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Feniton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |||
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Feniton Railway Station (originally Ottery Road, then Sidmouth Junction) is a railway station in East Devon. It serves the village of Feniton but its original purpose was as the interchange with the branches to Sidmouth and Exmouth via Budleigh Salterton. It closed along with the branches in 1967 but was reopened in 1971, as a result of local campaigning by the residents of the rapidly expanding village. The original station building was demolished shortly after the original closure, and was replaced by a modern prefabricated building. The platform is short and long trains overhang the platform and level crossing to the west of the station. Until the platform can be lengthened, selective door opening is used, where only the doors on the front unit will open.
[edit] External links
- Train times and station information for Feniton railway station from National Rail
- Subterranea Britannica site record for Sidmouth Junction station
- Photographs of Feniton Railway Station
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Honiton | South West Trains London Waterloo-Exeter |
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| Disused Railways | ||||
| Tipton St John's | L&SWR Sidmouth/ Budleigh Salterton Branches (1874-1967) |
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