Crediton railway station

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Crediton
Location
Place	Crediton
Local authority	Mid Devon
Operations
Station code	CDI
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Passenger Usage
2004/05 **	22,478
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Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Crediton (source)   * 2002/03 Disclaimer  ** 2004/05 Disclaimer
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Crediton railway station is a railway station serving the town of Crediton in Devon, England.

It is the current junction of the Tarka and Dartmoor lines, though the two lines run parallel until Penstone near Coleford (west of Yeoford).

[edit] History

The station, designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, was opened by the Exeter and Crediton Railway on 12 May 1851. The line to Barnstaple was then opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854. After 1 November 1865 addiitonal London and South Western Railway trains ran through the station going towards Okehampton.

The signal box which controls the level crossing was put into use on the 2 June 1975, and the footbridge built in 1878.

The goods yard closed on 4 December 1967.

[edit] References

• Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6. 

[edit] External links

• Train times and station information for Crediton railway station from National Rail
• Map and aerial photo of Crediton railway station from Multimap.com

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Newton St Cyres		First Great Western Exeter-Barnstaple		Yeoford
Exeter St Davids		First Great Western Exeter-Okehampton		Okehampton

v • d • e Railway stations in Devon
Great Western Main Line:	Plymouth • Ivybridge • Totnes • Newton Abbot • Teignmouth • Dawlish • Dawlish Warren • Starcross • Exeter St Thomas • Exeter St Davids • Tiverton Parkway
Tamar Valley Line:	Plymouth • Devonport • Dockyard • Keyham • St Budeaux Victoria Road • Bere Ferrers • Bere Alston • Calstock • Gunnislake
Riviera Line:	Paignton • Torquay • Torre • Newton Abbot • Teignmouth • Dawlish • Dawlish Warren • Starcross • Exeter St Thomas • Exeter St Davids
Tarka Line:	Exeter St Davids • Newton St Cyres • Credition • Yeoford • Copplestone • Morchard Road • Lapford • Eggesford • Kings Nympton • Portsmouth Arms • Umberleigh • Chapelton • Barnstaple
Avocet Line:	Exeter St Davids • Exeter Central • St James Park • Polsloe Bridge • Digby & Sowton • Topsham • Exton • Lympstone Commando • Lympstone Village • Exmouth
Exeter - Waterloo:	Exeter St Davids • Exeter Central • St James Park • Pinhoe • Whimple • Feniton • Honiton • Axminster
Heritage Railways
South Devon Railway:	Totnes (Littlehempston) * • Staverton • Buckfastleigh * Adjacent to Totnes railway station
Paignton & Dartmouth:	Paignton • Goodrington Sands • Churston • Kingswear
Dartmoor Railway:	Crediton * • Sampford Courtenay • Okehampton • Meldon Quarry * Through services from Exeter on Summer Sundays