Morchard Road 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.

Morchard Road
Location	Down St Mary, Mid Devon England
Coordinates	50.832°N 3.776°W
Grid reference	SS750051
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	MRD
Classification	DfT category F1
History
Original company	North Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
Opened	1854
Passengers
2015/16	12,222
2016/17	13,210
2017/18	12,134
2018/19	12,378
2019/20	14,642
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.[1]

Services

All trains (approximately one per hour) stop in each direction during the week. Sundays have five trains to Barnstaple and four to Exmouth. All services 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.[2]

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

1. Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
2. "Exeter to Barnstaple (The Tarka Line) timetable" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 October 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2016.

External links

• Video footage of Morchard Road Station