Exe Valley Railway

The Exe Valley Railway was a small branch of the Great Western Railway that ran from Exeter St Davids railway station to Dulverton. The northern part of the line was originally called the Tiverton and North Devon Railway and it opened in 1884; the following year the line south of Tiverton opened and through services began between Dulverton and Exeter.

When the line opened, Stoke Canon railway station was to the north of the junction with the Bristol and Exeter Railway main line at the south end of the Exe Valley line. In 1894, Stoke Canon was relocated south of the junction and thereafter Exe Valley trains stopped there as well as stopping services on the main line.

The whole line closed to passenger traffic in 1963 and goods services ceased in 1964.

Sources

* "Branch lines around Tiverton" (including the Hemyock branch) by Vic Mitchell and Keith Smith
* "The Exe Valley Railway" (including the Tiverton Branch) by John Owen
* [http://www.bampton.org.uk/railway.htm Bampton village website]
* [http://www.railscot.co.uk/Exe_Valley_Railway/frame.htm The Railscot website] (extending the boundaries of Scotland slightly)