Starcross railway station

Starcross
National Rail
View from the north
General information
LocationStarcross, Teignbridge, Devon,
England
Coordinates50°37′41″N 3°26′53″W / 50.628°N 3.448°W / 50.628; -3.448
Grid referenceSX976819
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeSCS
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companySouth Devon Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
Opened30 May 1846
Passengers
2018/19Decrease 116,170
2019/20Decrease 111,744
2020/21Decrease 38,644
2021/22Increase 90,972
2022/23Increase 107,120
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Starcross is a small station on the Exeter to Plymouth line in the village of Starcross, Devon, England. It is 8 miles 44 chains (13.8 km) down the line from Exeter St Davids and 202 miles 36 chains (325.8 km) from London Paddington, via Box.[1] The station is managed by Great Western Railway, which operates all trains serving it. One of the South Devon Railway engine houses, which formerly powered the trains on this line, is situated alongside the station.

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