Pinhoe railway station
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1871 | Opened | ||||
1966 | Closed for passengers | ||||
1967 | closed for goods | ||||
1983 | Reopened | ||||
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Pinhoe railway station is on the eastern edge of the city of
History
The LSWR opened its Exeter Extension from
Goods facilities were provided from 3 April 1882, and in 1943 a government food cold store was built to the west of the station that was served by its own siding. The passenger station was closed on 7 March 1966 when the Western Region of British Railways withdrew the local stopping services from the line. Goods facilities were withdrawn on 10 June 1967 and the cold store siding (now operated by a private company) closed in 1979.[2]
The station was reopened by British Rail on 16 May 1983. Passengers waiting at the reopened station have to make do with glass and metal shelters.[1] Instead of serving a country village it was now on the eastern edge of the expanding city. The initial trial period for commuter services proved successful,[1] and a regular service now operates all day, seven days a week.[3] Between 2003 and 2008 passenger numbers increased by 530% and they are still increasing with an estimate of 94,354 users in 2015–16 and subsequent years consistently exceeding 0.1 million passengers per annum apart from 2020–21.[4]
Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
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Broad Clyst | London and South Western Railway Salisbury to Exeter |
Whipton Bridge Halt
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Station buildings
A two-storey brick building between the road and the eastbound platform is the former station master's house. The main station building used to be next to this but was demolished after the station closed in the 1960s.
Location
The station is just south of the village centre to the west of Station Road and access to the platforms is from this road; a footpath also links the eastbound platform with Main Road.[5]
Services
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Off-peak, all services at Pinhoe are operated by
.The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[6]
- 1 tph to London Waterloo via Salisbury
- 1 tph to Exeter St Davids
The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from Barnstaple to Axminster which is operated by Great Western Railway.[7]
Preceding station | ![]() |
Following station | ||
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Cranbrook | West of England Main Line
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Exeter Central | ||
West of England Main Line Limited Service |
Signalling
The station was built next to the
See also
References
- ^ ISBN 978-1-904349-55-6.
- ^ ISBN 0-86093-525-6.
- ^ "Table 160: London to Salisbury and Exeter" (PDF). Electronic National Rail Timetable. Network Rail. December 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
- ^ "Station Usage". Rail Statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 16 December 2016.
- ISBN 978-1-84348-504-9.
- ^ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "Train times: Exeter to Barnstaple and Okehampton" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Pinhoe railway station from National Rail