Copplestone railway station

Copplestone
Copplestone in 1969
Location
Place	Copplestone
Local authority	Mid Devon
Coordinates	50°48′50″N 3°45′07″W / 50.814°N 3.752°WCoordinates: 50°48′50″N 3°45′07″W / 50.814°N 3.752°W
Grid reference	SS767031
Operations
Station code	COP
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	1,231
2004/05	356
2005/06	1,090
2006/07	2,283
2007/08	4,563
2008/09	7,422
2009/10	8,164
2010/11	10,024
2011/12	12,682
2012/13	10,990
2013/14	14,058
2014/15	13,476
History
Original company	North Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Opened	1854
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Copplestone from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Copplestone railway station is on the Tarka Line serving the village of Copplestone in Devon, England. It is operated by Great Western Railway.

History

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

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 .^[2]

	2002-03	2004-05	2005-06	2006-07	2007-08
Entries	576	137	511	1,109	2,198
Exits	652	219	579	1,174	2,365
Total	1,231	356	1,090	2,283	4,563

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, 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.

References

1. Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
2. "Station Usage". Rail Statistics. Office of Rail Regulation. Retrieved 2009-03-13.