- Morchard Road railway station
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Morchard Road 
Location Place Down St Mary Local authority Mid Devon Coordinates 50°49′55″N 3°46′34″W / 50.832°N 3.776°WCoordinates: 50°49′55″N 3°46′34″W / 50.832°N 3.776°W Operations Station code MRD Managed by First Great Western Number of platforms 1 Live arrivals/departures and station information
from National Rail EnquiriesAnnual rail passenger usage 2002/03 * 4,676 2004/05 * 
3,4422005/06 * 2,7122006/07 * 2,3412007/08 * 
2,9042008/09 * 4,1702009/10 * 6,482 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 Morchard Road from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. Morchard Road railway station is located in the village of Down St Mary in Devon, England. It is named after the village of Morchard Bishop which lies a few miles to the north-east. It is a quiet station on the Tarka Line and is operated by First Great Western.
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History
The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.[1]
Services
All trains on the hourly Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Morchard Road 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 RailFollowing station Copplestone First Great Western
Tarka LineLapford 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 Devonshire Dumpling pub at Morchard Road is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.
References
Categories:- Railway stations in Devon
- Railway stations opened in 1854
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations served by First Great Western
- DfT Category F1 stations
- British railway request stops
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