Umberleigh railway station

Umberleigh railway station serves the village of Umberleigh in Devon, England. It is on the Tarka Line 32.25 miles (52 km) north west of Exeter St Davids station on the way to Barnstaple.

Umberleigh
Looking north towards Barnstaple
LocationUmberleigh, North Devon
England
Coordinates50.99620°N 3.98306°W / 50.99620; -3.98306
Grid referenceSS609238
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms1
Other information
Station codeUMB
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyNorth Devon Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
Opened1 August 1854
Passengers
2015/16 31,324
2016/17 37,076
2017/18 34,784
2018/19 33,060
2019/20 32,302
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.[1] The station had two platforms either side of a passing loop, there was a signal box and sidings before and after the station including to the north of the road overbridge.[2] The goods yard was able to accommodate most types of goods including live stock and was equipped with a five ton crane.[3]

The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[4] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Southern Region from 1962 to 1963, and a Western Region coach in 1964.[5]

Services

All trains on the Barnstaple to St James Park service stop at Umberleigh, giving it an hourly service each way on weekdays and two-hourly in each direction on Sundays.[6] Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station National Rail Following station
Portsmouth Arms   Great Western Railway
Tarka Line		   Chapelton

Community railway

The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Tarka Line" name.

The "Rising Sun" pub at Umberleigh is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.

References
  1. Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.
  2. "Umberleigh station on OS 25 inch map Devon XXI.9 (Atherington; Chittlehampton)". National Library of Scotland. 1888. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  3. The Railway Clearing House (1970) [1904]. The Railway Clearing House Handbook of Railway Stations 1904 (1970 D&C Reprint ed.). Newton Abbot: David & Charles Reprints. p. 546. ISBN 0-7153-5120-6.
  4. McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. p. 33. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
  5. McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. p. 59. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  6. Table 136 National Rail timetable, May 2016
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