Whimple railway station
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Whimple railway station serves the village of Whimple in east Devon, England. It is operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of England Main Line. It is Script error: No such module "convert". down the line from Template:Stn.
History
The station was opened by the LSWR on 19 July 1860, along with its Exeter Extension from Yeovil Junction to Exeter Queen Street. The station was situated to the east of the village and designed by the architect Sir William Tite. The main building was situated on the up platform and was two-storeys high to provide the station master with accommodation. The goods shed was nearby at the east end of the station, and a signal box was built opposite on the other platform in 1875. In 1892 Henry Whiteway established a cider factory on the north side of the station. This generated much of the goods traffic at the station; in the 1930s it was estimated that the factory was responsible for 30,000 tons of traffic each year.[1]
On 11 June 1967 all passenger trains were diverted to the down platform. The track through the northern platform was retained to serve Whiteway’s factory, but the signal box was closed and the train crew operated the points.[2] Public goods traffic was withdrawn on 4 December 1967 but Whiteways continued to handle rail traffic. The station became unstaffed on 5 October 1970.[1]
The Whiteways factory closed in 1989 and this allowed a redevelopment of the site. The goods shed was demolished in 1991 and houses were then built instead. The following year the original London bound platform was extended across the disused formation of the London bound track to meet the running line and was brought back into use. The other platform and the footbridge were then demolished.[1]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sidmouth Junction | style="background:#Template:LSWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | London and South Western Railway Salisbury to Exeter |
style="background:#Template:LSWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Broad Clyst |
Facilities
The single platform has a simple metal and glass waiting shelter, as well as a ticket machine, a help point and bike racks..[1]
Services
All services at Whimple are operated by South Western Railway using Template:Brc and Template:Brc DMUs.
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is one train every two hours between Exeter St Davids and Template:Stn via Salisbury, increasing to hourly at peak times.[3]
Due to the short platform at this station, passengers wishing to alight need to be in the front 3 coaches of the train as the platform can only take 3-car trains.[4]
| Preceding station | National Rail National Rail | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feniton or Honiton | style="background:#Template:SWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | South Western Railway Template:Smalldiv |
style="background:#Template:SWR colour; color:inherit; border-left: 0px none; border-right: 0px none; border-top:1px #aaa solid; border-bottom:0px none;" | | Cranbrook |
See also
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External links
- Train times and station information for Whimple railway station from National Rail
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- Railway stations in Devon
- Former London and South Western Railway stations
- Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1860
- Railway stations served by South Western Railway
- William Tite railway stations
- DfT Category F2 stations