Cranbrook railway station (Devon)

Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England.[2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo.[3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015.

Cranbrook
LocationCranbrook, Devon, East Devon
England
Coordinates50.7501°N 3.4206°W / 50.7501; -3.4206
Managed bySouth Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeCBK
Key dates
13 December 2015Opened[1]
Passengers
2015/16 20,404
2016/17 90,458
2017/18 104,602
2018/19 107,350
2019/20 105,400
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Despite being the closest station to Exeter Airport (2.2 miles away), there is not yet a public transport link between the two,[4][5][6] but in 2015 a direct bus route was expected to be introduced after the station's completion,[7] to help improve the town's poor level of bus service.[8]

Construction

The station was originally expected to open in 2013,[2] and the 2014 timetables included an additional two minutes for trains passing the station.[9] However, detailed design of the station began only in summer 2014, and construction started that autumn with opening initially due in spring 2015,[10] but problems with a sewer and railway signalling postponed the opening for a then unknown duration.[11] In August 2015, the opening was announced for October.[12] By October 2015, it transpired that the station would not open until 13 December 2015.[13][14][15] The station cost £5m to build.[16]

The station's single platform has a usable length of 150 metres (490 ft)[17] to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car Class 159 units) that operate on the route.[18] There is a car park with 150 spaces.[18] The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway.[16] The station is unmanned; however, there is a ticket machine so tickets must be purchased before travel.

Services

All South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids call at Cranbrook, giving the station approximately one train per hour in each direction.[19]

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Honiton or Feniton or Whimple   South Western Railway
West of England Main Line		   Pinhoe

References
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  2. "First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015". Express and Echo. Exeter. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
  3. "Kent / Sussex / Wessex Routes Sectional Appendix Module KSW3" (PDF). 10 December 2016. p. 106. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  4. http://www.cartogold.co.uk/Devon_Transport/Devon.htm
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  8. "15/0045/MOUT CRANBROOK WEST EXPANSION". www.broadclyst.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  9. "New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year". Express and Echo. Exeter. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  10. "Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
  11. "Cranbrook station faces delays". Express and Echo. Exeter. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
  12. "Cranbrook's new railway station is set to open in October". Express and Echo. Exeter. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
  13. "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  14. "Three years on: Date revealed for opening of Cranbrook's long-awaited train station". Express and Echo. Exeter. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  15. "Cranbrook train station opens today". Express & Echo. Exeter. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
  16. "Cranbrook eco-town: New £5m station opens". BBC News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
  17. "Timetable Planning Rules - Wessex" (PDF). Network Rail. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
  18. "Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station" (Press release). Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013.
  19. "Timetable 20: Exeter, Yeovil and Salisbury to Basingstoke, Woking and London Waterloo" (PDF). South West Trains. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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