Newton Abbot railway station
Railway station in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Newton Abbot railway station serves the market town of Newton Abbot in Devon, England. It is 214 miles 5 chains (345 km) from London Paddington (via Box).[1] The station today is managed by Great Western Railway, who provide train services along with CrossCountry.
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General information | |||||
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Location | Newton Abbot, Teignbridge England | ||||
Coordinates | 50.5300°N 3.5997°W / 50.5300; -3.5997 | ||||
Grid reference | SX867712 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 3 | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | NTA | ||||
Classification | DfT category C1 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | South Devon Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
1846 | Station opened | ||||
1848 | Torquay branch opened | ||||
1866 | Moretonhampstead line opened | ||||
1927 | Station rebuilt | ||||
1940 | Station bombed | ||||
1959 | Moretonhampstead line closed | ||||
1987 | Station resignalled | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2018/19 | 1.235 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.333 million | ||||
2019/20 | 1.203 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.326 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.435 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.101 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.977 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.303 million | ||||
2022/23 | 1.155 million | ||||
Interchange | 0.441 million | ||||
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For many years, it was also the junction for the branch line to Moretonhampstead and the site of a large locomotive workshop.