Barnstaple  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Barnstaple, North Devon, Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 51°04′26″N 4°03′47″W / 51.074°N 4.063°W | ||||
| Grid reference | SS555325 | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Station code | BNP | ||||
| Classification | DfT category E | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Devon Railway | ||||
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway | ||||
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 1854 | Opened | ||||
| 1874 | Renamed 'Barnstaple Junction' | ||||
| 1970 | Reverted to 'Barnstaple' | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2019/20 |  0.425 million | ||||
| 2020/21 | 0.172 million | ||||
| 2021/22 |  0.423 million | ||||
| 2022/23 | 0.537 million | ||||
| 2023/24 | 0.550 million | ||||
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Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon. It is 39 miles 75 chains (64.3 km) from Exeter Central and 211.25 miles (339.97 km) from London Waterloo.[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates the passenger service.
It opened in 1854 but, from 1874 until 1970, it was known as Barnstaple Junction railway station, as it was the junction between lines to Ilfracombe, Bideford, Taunton and Exeter.