Crediton railway station
Crediton Southern Railway | |||||
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Opened | 12 May 1851 | ||||
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Listed Building – Grade II | |||||
Feature | Crediton Railway Station Main Range | ||||
Designated | 24 August 1989 | ||||
Reference no. | 1197092[1] | ||||
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Crediton railway station is a
It is the junction of the Tarka and Dartmoor lines, though the two lines run parallel until Coleford Junction (where the junction of the Barnstaple and Okehampton lines used to be) at Penstone near Coleford (west of Yeoford).
History
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The
The main goods yard was situated on the north side of the line at the Exeter end of the station with road access from the main station approach. One long siding ran through a
Passenger staff were withdrawn from the station in the mid-1960s and the goods yard closed on 4 December 1967.[6] The route to Plymouth had been closed from 6 May 1968 although a service from Exeter to Okehampton continued to operate until 3 June 1972 after which the line only carried traffic from the quarry at Meldon. Since 17 October 1971 the two tracks west of Crediton operated as two single lines, the former down line serving Okehampton and the former up line trains on the Barnstaple route.[9] From 17 December 1984 the line east of Crediton was also singled with trains to and from Exeter using a single track between Crediton and Cowley Bridge Junction.[10] Passenger services to Okehampton resumed on 20 November 2021, initially once every two hours but an hourly service was operated from 15 May 2022.[11][12]
Stationmasters
- Mr. Tamlins ca. 1852 ca. 1853
- Charles Spencer ca. 1861
- John Vickery 1864 - 1875[13]
- George Vallance 1876
- Thomas B. Taplin 1876 - 1882[14]
- John Banks 1883 - 1912[15]
- T. Johnson 1912[16] - ca. 1924
- Alfred Ernest Hurst 1926 - 1931[17]
- W.E. Jerrett 1932[18] - 1934[19]
- Mr. Reeves
- S. Tett ca. 1937 - 1944[20] (moved to Haslemere)
Description
Crediton railway station is situated about 0.5 miles (0.80 km) south of Crediton near the settlement of Fordton.
A
Services
All services at Crediton are operated by Great Western Railway. There is generally one train per hour in each direction between Okehampton and Exeter Central, and a second train per hour between Barnstaple and Exeter Central but a very small number of services continue to or from other routes in East Devon on weekdays.[27][28]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Newton St Cyres | Great Western Railway (Tarka Line) |
Yeoford | ||
Dartmoor Line )
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Okehampton | |||
Future services | ||||
Newton St Cyres | Dartmoor Line )
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Okehampton Interchange |
Signalling
When the station first opened, train were controlled by disc and crossbar signals controlled individually.
On 17 October 1971 the junction for the Okehampton line at Coleford was closed and Crediton became the junction instead, leaving two single tracks westwards to Coleford. The London South Western style signals were replaced by Great Western Railway style signals at this time. The
Community railway
The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is promoted as the
The Friends of Crediton Station actively promote the station and have been involved in schemes such as planting flower beds.[30] The main station building at Crediton contains the Tea Rooms which are operated by the Turning Tides Project community group.[31] These appeared in a list of "highly commended" station cafes published in The Guardian in 2009.[32]
References
- ^ a b Historic England, "Crediton Railway Station Main Range (1197092)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.
- ^ ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
- ^ "Opening of the Exeter and Crediton Railway". North Devon Journal. England. 15 May 1851. Retrieved 14 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ a b Nicholas 1992, pp. 103–115
- ^ a b c d e f g Nicholas 1992, pp. 18–25
- ^ Wills, Jimmy. "History of the Milk Marketing Board Crediton Depot covering the years 1965-2000". Devon Transport History. Retrieved 26 January 2012.
- ^ Nicholas 1992, pp. 161–162
- ^ Nicholas 1992, pp. 141–143
- ^ a b Nicholas 1992, pp. 146–150
- ^ "Okehampton rejoins the National Rail network". Modern Railways. December 2021. pp. 10–11.
- ^ "Dartmoor line rail services will be restored for first time in half a century". GOV.UK. Department for Transport. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ "Crediton". North Devon Journal. England. 29 April 1875. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Crediton". Express and Echo. England. 20 January 1882. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Retirement of the Stationmaster at Crediton". Western Times. England. 11 September 1912. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "1839-1920 Clerical Staff". London and South Western Railway: 666. 1839. Retrieved 13 July 2021.
- ^ "Presentation to Crediton Stationmaster". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 26 November 1931. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "New Stationmaster for Crediton". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 26 August 1932. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Stationmaster's Death at Crediton". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 16 February 1934. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Haslemere". West Sussex Gazette. England. 16 November 1944. Retrieved 10 July 2021 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ISBN 978-1-78059-182-7.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904-34955-6.
- ^ Historic England, "Waiting rooms immediately east of Crediton Railway Station Main Range (1297292)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ Historic England, "Waiting rooms immediately south west of Crediton Railway Station Main Range (1197093)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ Historic England, "Footbridge immediately west of Crediton Railway Station Main Range (1209597)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ Historic England, "Signal Box immediately west of Crediton Railway Station Main Range (1292537)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 12 July 2021
- ^ "Train times: Exeter to Barnstaple and Okehampton" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
- ^ Table 136 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "Tarka Line". Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Friends of Crediton Station brave the cold to give passengers a warm welcome". Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. 12 January 2017. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Crediton Station Tea Rooms". The Turning Tides Project. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ Wills, Dixe (12 May 2009). "Ten of the best railway cafes". Guardian. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
External links
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