Place Down St Mary Station code MRD DfT category F1 Opened 1854 | Grid reference SS750051 Managed by Great Western Railway 2011/12 11,456 Number of platforms 1 Original company North Devon Railway | |
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Address Crediton EX17 5LR, United Kingdom Similar Lapford railway station, Newton St Cyres railway st, King's Nympton railway st, Yeoford railway station, Eggesford railway station | ||
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 Great Western Railway.
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History
The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.
Services
All trains (approximately one per hour) during the week and four in each direction on Sundays on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Morchard Road but only 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.
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.