Station code COP DfT category F2 Opened 1854 | Grid reference SS767031 2011/12 12,682 Number of platforms 1 | |
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Similar Yeoford railway station, Lapford railway station, Newton St Cyres railway st, King's Nympton railway st, Umberleigh railway station | ||
Copplestone railway station is on the Tarka Line serving the village of Copplestone in Devon, England. It is operated by Great Western Railway.
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History
The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.
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 .
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 (hourly each way on weekdays and Saturdays, two-hourly on Sundays) – 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.