Chapelton railway station

Not to be confused with Chapelton railway station, Jamaica.

Not to be confused with Chapeltown railway station.

Chapelton
Looking south towards Exeter
Location
Place	Tawstock
Local authority	North Devon
Coordinates	51°00′58″N 4°01′26″W / 51.016°N 4.024°W / 51.016; -4.024Coordinates: 51°00′58″N 4°01′26″W / 51.016°N 4.024°W / 51.016; -4.024
Operations
Station code	CPN
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 *	734
2004/05 *	472
2005/06 *	161
2006/07 *	120
2007/08 *	208
2008/09 *	176
2009/10 *	162
History
Original company	North Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Opened	1854
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* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Chapelton from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.
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Chapelton railway station serves the village of Chapelton, part of the civil parish of Tawstock in the English county of Devon. It is a rural station on the Tarka Line 34.75 miles (56 km) north west of Exeter on the way to Barnstaple.

History

The North Devon Railway was opened on 1 August 1854 but no passenger facilities were provided at Chapelton until 1857. This temporary station was closed ten years later and the present station was finally opened on 1 March 1875.^[1]

Services

Two southbound and three northbound trains on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Chapelton 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			Following station
Umberleigh		First Great Western Tarka Line		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.

References

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