Morchard Road railway station
Morchard Road  | |
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| Location | |
| Place | Down St Mary |
| Local authority | Mid Devon |
| Coordinates | 50°49′55″N 3°46′34″W / 50.832°N 3.776°WCoordinates: 50°49′55″N 3°46′34″W / 50.832°N 3.776°W |
| Grid reference | SS750051 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | MRD |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | F1 |
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Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries | |
| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 11,456 |
| 2012/13 |
11,494 |
| 2013/14 |
 11,416 |
| 2014/15 |
11,822 |
| 2015/16 |
12,222 |
| History | |
| Original company | North Devon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Opened | 1854 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Morchard Road from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
 UK Railways portal | |
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Morchard Road railway station is located in the village of Down St Mary in Devon, England. It is named after the village of Morchard Bishop which lies a few miles to the north-east. It is a quiet station on the Tarka Line and is operated by Great Western Railway.
History
The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.[1]
Services
All trains (approximately one per hour) during the week and four in each direction on Sundays on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Morchard Road but only 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. Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.[2]
| Preceding station | National Rail |
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copplestone | Great Western Railway Tarka Line |
Lapford | ||
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 Devonshire Dumpling pub at Morchard Road is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.
References
- ↑ Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
- ↑ "Exeter to Barnstaple (The Tarka Line) timetable" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Retrieved 2016-11-15.