Newton St Cyres railway station

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Newton St Cyres
Location
Place	Newton St. Cyres
Local authority	Mid Devon
Operations
Station code	NTC
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	702
2005/06 *	780
History
Key dates	Opened 12 May 1851
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton St Cyres from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Newton St Cyres railway station is a railway station serving the village of Newton St. Cyres, Devon, England, UK. It is served and operated by First Great Western.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Community railway 4 References 5 External link

[edit] History

The station was opened by the Exeter and Crediton Railway on 12 May 1851.

[edit] Services

Typically four or five trains in each direction on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Newton St Cyres on request – this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. Passengers are usually only allowed to alight or board the train under escorted by the conductor via the rear crewman's door due to the significant height difference between the train's deck and the station platform.

Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Exeter St Davids		First Great Western		Crediton

[edit] Community railway

The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the Tarka Line name.

The Beer Engine opposite the station was one of the pubs that pioneered the link between railways and country inns. In the 1980s it was offering discounted drinks to train passengers; it is now included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail that allows participants to claim merchandise after visiting a selection of pubs along the line.

[edit] References

• Campaign for Real Ale (1987). Devon Real Ale. CAMRA Devon. 
• Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6. 

[edit] External link

• The Beer Engine

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