Topsham Railway Station
History
The station, with buildings designed by Sir William Tite, opened with the railway on 1 May 1861. On 23 September 1861 a 700 yards (640 m) branch was opened from the south end of the station, which dropped steeply to the wharf on the River Exe.
The station was initially owned by the London and South Western Railway. In 1923 this became a constituent of the Southern Railway which, in turn was nationalised in 1948. Following the privatisation of British Rail it was operated by Wessex Trains but the franchise has now been transferred to Great Western Railway.
Facilities
There is a ticket machine on platform 1, and waiting areas on both platforms. Both platforms have step-free access.
Services
All trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Topsham.
Connections are available at Exeter Central for Barnstaple also Honiton and other stations to London Waterloo via Salisbury; passengers for other main line stations should change at Exeter St Davids.
Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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Newcourt towards Exeter St Davids
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Great Western Railway | Exton towards Exmouth
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References
- ^ "Opening of the Exeter and Exmouth Railway". Exeter and Plymouth Gazette. England. 3 May 1861. Retrieved 15 October 2017 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines to Exmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-00-6.
- ^ "National Rail Enquiries -". www.nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
External links
- Train times and station information for Topsham railway station from National Rail