Morchard Road railway station
Morchard Road  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Down St Mary, Mid Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°49′55″N 3°46′34″W / 50.832°N 3.776°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS750051 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | MRD | ||||
| Classification | DfT category F1 | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Devon Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
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| Opened | 1854 | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2015/16 |  12,222 | ||||
| 2016/17 | 13,210 | ||||
| 2017/18 |  12,134 | ||||
| 2018/19 | 12,378 | ||||
| 2019/20 | 14,642 | ||||
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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) stop in each direction during the week. Sundays have five trains to Barnstaple and four to Exmouth. All services 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
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Following station | ||
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| 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.
External links
- [1] Video footage of Morchard Road Station