Feniton railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Feniton |
| Local authority | East Devon |
| Coordinates | 50°47′10″N 3°17′06″W / 50.786°N 3.285°WCoordinates: 50°47′10″N 3°17′06″W / 50.786°N 3.285°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | FNT |
| Managed by | South West Trains |
| Platforms in use | 1 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2002/03 * | 49,632 |
| 2004/05 * | 57,541 |
| 2005/06 * | 55,341 |
| 2006/07 * | 59,872 |
| 2007/08 * | 61,653 |
| History | |
| Original company | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1860 | Opened |
| 1967 | Closed |
| 1971 | Reopened |
| 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 Feniton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. | |
Feniton Railway Station is a staffed railway station which serves the village of Feniton in East Devon, England. It is operated by South West Trains and is on the West of England Main Line
It was previously had several different names, but from 1874 to 1967 it was known as Sidmouth Junction as it was the junction for the branches to Sidmouth and Exmouth via Budleigh Salterton.
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[edit] History
The station was opened on 19 July 1860 when it was known, as it is today, as "Feniton", but less than a year later it was renamed (on 1 July 1861) as "Ottery and Sidmouth Road". In February 1868 this was changed again to "Feniton for Ottery St Mary" and then became "Sidmouth Junction" on 6 July 1874.
It closed along with the branches on 6 March 1967. The original station building was demolished shortly after closure.
It was reopened on 5 May 1971, as a result of local campaigning by the residents of the rapidly expanding village. On reopening, the name reverted to the original "Feniton".
[edit] Description
As the original building had been demolished, a modern prefabricated building was provided when the station reopened. 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] Services
South West Trains operate daily between Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo station, generally calling at Feniton every two hours.[1]
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| Honiton | South West Trains West of England Main Line |
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[edit] External links
- Subterranea Britannica site record for Sidmouth Junction station
- Photographs of Feniton Railway Station
[edit] References
- ^ [0.pdf Train Times: Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo] (December 2009 ed.). South West Trains. 2009. http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/ptt20[0].pdf.
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