Topsham railway station

Topsham Southern Railway
Key dates
Opened	1861
Passengers
2018/19	0.239 million
2019/20	0.229 million
2020/21	67,918
2021/22	0.207 million
2022/23	0.228 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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Legend
Avocet Line to Exmouth Topsham Newcourt Digby and Sowton Polsloe Bridge West of England line to London Waterloo via Salisbury Pinhoe St James Park Exeter Central Bristol and London Paddington Exeter St Davids Tarka Line to Barnstaple Exeter St Thomas Marsh Barton Riviera Line to Paignton & Exeter–Plymouth line to Plymouth and Penzance

Topsham railway station is the

History

The station, with buildings designed by Sir William Tite, opened with the railway on 1 May 1861.^[1] On 23 September 1861 a 700 yards (640 m) branch was opened from the south end of the station, which dropped steeply to the wharf on the River Exe.^[2]

The station was initially owned by the

There is a ticket machine on platform 1, and waiting areas on both platforms. Both platforms have step-free access.[3]

Services

All trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Topsham.

Connections are available at

; passengers for other main line stations should change at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newcourt		Great Western Railway Avocet Line		Exton

References

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