- Newton St Cyres railway station
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Newton St Cyres 
Looking north towards Crediton Location Place Newton St Cyres Local authority Mid Devon Coordinates 50°46′44″N 3°35′21″W / 50.77884°N 3.58915°WCoordinates: 50°46′44″N 3°35′21″W / 50.77884°N 3.58915°W Operations Station code NTC Managed by First Great Western Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2002/03 * 1,147 2004/05 * 
7022005/06 * 
7802006/07 * 8892007/08 * 1,6622008/09 * 1,8702009/10 * 1,784History Original company Exeter and Crediton Railway Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway Post-grouping Southern Railway Opened 1851 National Rail - UK railway stations A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z * Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Newton St Cyres from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Newton St Cyres railway station is a railway station serving the village of Newton St Cyres, Devon, England, UK. It is served and operated by First Great Western.
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History
The station was opened by the Exeter and Crediton Railway on 12 May 1851.
Services
Typically four or five trains in each direction on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Newton St Cyres 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. Passengers are usually only allowed to alight or board the train under escort by the conductor via the rear crewman's door due to the significant height difference between the train's deck and the station platform.
Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.
Preceding station 
National RailFollowing station Exeter St Davids First Great Western
Tarka LineCrediton 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 Beer Engine opposite the station was one of the pubs that pioneered the link between railways and country inns. In the 1980s it was offering discounted drinks to train passengers; it is now included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail that allows participants to claim merchandise after visiting a selection of pubs along the line.
References
- Campaign for Real Ale (1987). Devon Real Ale. CAMRA Devon.
- Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
External links
Categories:- Railway stations in Devon
- Railway stations opened in 1851
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by First Great Western
- DfT Category F2 stations
- British railway request stops
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