Cranbrook railway station (Devon)

Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England.^[2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo.^[3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015. Despite being the closest station to Exeter Airport (2.2 miles away), there is not yet a public transport link between the two,^[4][5][6] but in 2015 a direct bus route was expected to be introduced after the station's completion,^[7] to help improve the town's poor level of bus service.^{[8][needs update]}

Cranbrook
General information
Location	Cranbrook, Devon, East Devon England
Coordinates	50.7501°N 3.4206°W / 50.7501; -3.4206
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CBK
Key dates
13 December 2015	Opened[1]
Passengers
2019/20	105,400
2020/21	29,804
2021/22	95,524
2022/23	103,238
2023/24	114,574
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Construction

The station was originally expected to open in 2013,^[2] and the 2014 timetables included an additional two minutes for trains passing the station.^[9] However, detailed design of the station began only in summer 2014, and construction started that autumn with opening initially due in spring 2015,^[10] but problems with a sewer and railway signalling postponed the opening for a then unknown duration.^[11] In August 2015, the opening was announced for October.^[12] By October 2015, it transpired that the station would not open until 13 December 2015.^[13][14][15] The station cost £5m to build.^[16]

Facilities

The station's single platform has a usable length of 150 metres (490 ft)^[17] to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car Class 159 units) that operate on the route.^[18] There is a car park with 150 spaces.^[18] The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway.^[16] The station is unmanned; however, there is a ticket machine so tickets must be purchased before travel.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Cranbrook are operated by South Western Railway using Class 158 and 159 DMUs.^{[citation needed]}

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:^[19]

• 1 tph to London Waterloo via Salisbury
• 1 tph to Exeter St Davids

The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from Barnstaple to Axminster which is operated by Great Western Railway.^[20]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Feniton or Whimple		South Western Railway West of England Main Line		Pinhoe
Feniton		Great Western Railway West of England Main Line Limited Service

References

1. "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
2. "First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015". Express and Echo. Exeter. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
3. "Kent / Sussex / Wessex Routes Sectional Appendix Module KSW3" (PDF). 10 December 2016. p. 106. Retrieved 16 July 2018.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
4. "Carto Gold". www.cartogold.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
5. "Cranbrook Travel Plan | Bus Links". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
6. "Bus Services – Exeter International Airport". Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
7. "Network Rail confirm Cranbrook railway station is set to open this summer". Exeter Express and Echo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
8. "15/0045/MOUT CRANBROOK WEST EXPANSION". www.broadclyst.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
9. "New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year". Express and Echo. Exeter. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
10. "Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
11. "Cranbrook station faces delays". Express and Echo. Exeter. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
12. "Cranbrook's new railway station is set to open in October". Express and Echo. Exeter. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
13. "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
14. "Three years on: Date revealed for opening of Cranbrook's long-awaited train station". Express and Echo. Exeter. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
15. "Cranbrook train station opens today". Express & Echo. Exeter. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
16. "Cranbrook eco-town: New £5m station opens". BBC News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
17. "Timetable Planning Rules - Wessex" (PDF). Network Rail. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
18. "Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station" (Press release). Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013.
19. Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2022
20. "Train times: Exeter to Barnstaple and Okehampton" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.

External links

• Train times and station information for Cranbrook railway station (Devon) from National Rail