Morchard Road railway station

Morchard Road
National Rail
General information
LocationDown St Mary, Mid Devon
England
Coordinates50°49′55″N 3°46′34″W / 50.832°N 3.776°W / 50.832; -3.776
Grid referenceSS750051
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeMRD
ClassificationDfT category F1
History
Original companyNorth Devon Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
Opened1854
Passengers
2018/19Increase 12,378
2019/20Increase 14,642
2020/21Decrease 7,194
2021/22Increase 16,274
2022/23Increase 17,114
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Morchard Road railway station is located in the village of Down St Mary in Devon, England. It is named after the village of Morchard Bishop which lies a few miles to the north-east.[1] It is on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple, 16 miles 08 chains (25.9 km) from Exeter Central at milepost 187.5 from London Waterloo.[2] The station and trains are operated by Great Western Railway.

  1. ^ Craske, Peter (2013). Tarka Line Walks. Crimson Books. pp. 58–65. ISBN 978-1-78059-182-7.
  2. ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. p. 10. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.