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'''Cranbrook railway station''' is a [[railway station]] under construction to serve the new town of [[Cranbrook, Devon|Cranbrook]]<ref>[http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cranbrook-train-delayed-2015/story-19812339-detail/story.html First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015 | Exeter Express and Echo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> near [[Exeter]] in [[Devon]]. The station is located on the [[West of England Main Line]] between [[Whimple railway station|Whimple]] and [[Pinhoe railway station|Pinhoe]] stations. Work on the detailed design of the station began in summer 2014 and construction will commence in the autumn. The station is due to open on 17 May 2015.<ref>National Rail Enquiries</ref><ref>South West Trains Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable, http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/pocket201412.pdf</ref>
'''Cranbrook railway station''' is a [[railway station]] under construction to serve the new town of [[Cranbrook, Devon|Cranbrook]]<ref name=":0">[http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cranbrook-train-delayed-2015/story-19812339-detail/story.html First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015 | Exeter Express and Echo<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> near [[Exeter]] in [[Devon]]. The station is located on the [[West of England Main Line]] between [[Whimple railway station|Whimple]] and [[Pinhoe railway station|Pinhoe]] stations. Originally expected to open in 2013<ref name=":0" />, the station was worked into timetables in 2014, with an additional two minutes scheduled for trains passing the station.<ref>{{Cite web|url = http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/New-Cranbrook-railway-station-set-open-year/story-20878552-detail/story.html|title = New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year|date = 2014-03-29|accessdate = 2015-03-11|website = Exeter Express and Echo|publisher = |last = |first = }}</ref> However, work on the detailed design of the station only began in summer 2014, and construction started in the autumn. The station is due to open in 2015.<ref>National Rail Enquiries</ref><ref>South West Trains Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable, http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/pocket201412.pdf</ref>


The station will have a platform for 3-car trains and a car park with 150 spaces.<ref>[http://www.devonnewscentre.info/plans-submitted-for-cranbrook-railway-station/ Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station | News centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The station and its services will be operated by [[South West Trains]].
The station will have a platform for 3-car trains and a car park with 150 spaces.<ref>[http://www.devonnewscentre.info/plans-submitted-for-cranbrook-railway-station/ Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station | News centre<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The station and its services will be operated by [[South West Trains]].

Revision as of 12:46, 11 March 2015

For the former railway station in Kent, see Cranbrook (Kent) railway station.
Cranbrook
General information
LocationEast Devon
Managed bySouth West Trains
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCBK
History
OpeningMay 2015

Cranbrook railway station is a railway station under construction to serve the new town of Cranbrook[1] near Exeter in Devon. The station is located on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations. Originally expected to open in 2013[1], the station was worked into timetables in 2014, with an additional two minutes scheduled for trains passing the station.[2] However, work on the detailed design of the station only began in summer 2014, and construction started in the autumn. The station is due to open in 2015.[3][4]

The station will have a platform for 3-car trains and a car park with 150 spaces.[5] The station and its services will be operated by South West Trains.

Services

The weekday service will be at least one train per hour or every 2 hours to Exeter St Davids and London Waterloo via Yeovil Junction.

Preceding station   National Rail National Rail   Following station
South West Trains
West of England Main Line

References

  1. ^ a b First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015 | Exeter Express and Echo
  2. ^ "New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year". Exeter Express and Echo. 2014-03-29. Retrieved 2015-03-11.
  3. ^ National Rail Enquiries
  4. ^ South West Trains Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable, http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/pocket201412.pdf
  5. ^ Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station | News centre

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