Paignton railway station

Paignton
National Rail
General information
LocationPaignton, Torbay
England
Coordinates50°26′06″N 3°33′54″W / 50.435°N 3.565°W / 50.435; -3.565
Grid referenceSX889605
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2 National Rail, 1 Heritage Railway
Other information
Station codePGN
ClassificationDfT category C2
History
Original companyDartmouth and Torbay Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
Opened1859
Passengers
2018/19Increase 0.676 million
2019/20Decrease 0.632 million
2020/21Decrease 0.238 million
2021/22Increase 0.578 million
2022/23Increase 0.636 million
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains (358 km) from London Paddington, via Box.[1] It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line services from Exeter and heritage services on the Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear.

  1. ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 8C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.