Copplestone railway station

Copplestone railway station
Copplestone National Rail
Copplestone
Copplestone in 1969
Location
Place Copplestone
Local authority Mid Devon
Coordinates 50°48′50″N 3°45′07″W / 50.814°N 3.752°W / 50.814; -3.752Coordinates: 50°48′50″N 3°45′07″W / 50.814°N 3.752°W / 50.814; -3.752
Operations
Station code COP
Managed by First Great Western
Number of platforms 1
Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2002/03 * 1,231
2004/05 * 356
2005/06 * 1,090
2006/07 * 2,283
2007/08 * 4,563
2008/09 * 7,422
2009/10 * 8,164
History
Original company North Devon Railway
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Opened 1854
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 Copplestone from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Copplestone railway station is on the Tarka Line serving the village of Copplestone in Devon, England. It is operated by First Great Western.

Contents

History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.[1]

Description

The station has just one platform, which is on the left of trains travelling from Exeter towards Barnstaple.

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 Cross" pub at Copplestone is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.

Passenger volume

Although passenger numbers on the Tarka Line have generally been increasing, those at the smaller stations have been in decline. Copplestone is an exception to this and has seen numbers increase by more than 4,000 from the year ending March 2005 to that ending March 2008 .[2]

  2002-03 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
Entries 576 137 511 1,109 2,198
Exits 652 219 579 1,174 2,365
Total 1,231 356 1,090 2,283 4,563

The statistics cover twelve month periods that start in April.

Services

All trains on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Copplestone 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. Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Yeoford   First Great Western
Tarka Line
  Morchard Road

References

  1. ^ Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6. 
  2. ^ "Station Usage". Rail Statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529. Retrieved 2009-03-13. 



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