Marsh Barton railway station

Marsh Barton
National Rail
Looking along two railway tracks with platforms on either side and a large building to the right
A view of the station looking south
General information
LocationClapperbrook Lane East
Exeter
England
Coordinates50°42′14″N 3°31′16″W / 50.704°N 3.521°W / 50.704; -3.521
Grid referenceSX926905
Operated byGreat Western Railway
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Line(s)Riviera Line
Distance196 mi (315 km) from London
Platforms2
Tracks2
Construction
ParkingDisabled only
Bicycle facilitiesYes
AccessibleYes
Other information
Station codeMBT
History
Opened4 July 2023 (2023-07-04)
Passengers
2023/24  62,640

Marsh Barton railway station is in the Marsh Barton area of Exeter, Devon England. It also provides access to the Riverside Valley Park alongside the River Exe. It opened on 4 July 2023 and is on the Riviera Line between Exeter St Thomas and Starcross stations, 2 miles 8 chains (3.4 km) from Exeter St Davids.

History

Marsh Barton had been identified as a strategic employment area in local planning policy and a new station would support employment development.[1] Plans for the station were developed by Network Rail and Devon County Council[2][3] as part of the 'Devon Metro' proposal.

Work was planned to start on the station in early 2017 and Devon County Council hoped that it would be open in December 2017,[4] Devon County Council said in April 2020 that a decision had been made to prioritise this station over a possible reopening of Exminster railway station.[5] Construction work began at Marsh Barton in April 2021 with the station then expected to be open by the end of 2022.[6] The station was expected to cost £16 million.[7]

The station was opened by Mark Harper, the Secretary of State for Transport on Monday, 3 July 2023 and public services started the next day.[8][9]

Description

Marsh Barton station is at milepost 196 miles (315 km) (measured from London Paddington station on the original route via Bristol)[10] and 2 miles 8 chains (3.4 km) from Exeter St Davids.[11] It is situated off Clapperbrook Lane East, adjacent to an energy from waste (EfW) plant.[12]

There are two 124 m (407 ft) platforms. Platform 1 is on the east side of the line for trains towards Paignton and platform 2 is on the west side for trains towards Exeter.[10] Facilities include waiting shelters, ticket machines and cycle parking.[8]

Services

All services at Marsh Barton are operated by Great Western Railway. The general service is one train each hour in each direction between Paignton and Exmouth via Exeter St Davids with additional services during the peak hours.[13]

Preceding station National Rail National Rail Following station
Great Western Railway

References

  1. ^ "Heart of the South West Local Transport Board" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Travel Devon - Devon County Council".
  3. ^ "Latest Devon News - DevonLive.com". Devon Live. Archived from the original on 8 April 2014. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  4. ^ "Here's why construction of a new £7.4m Exeter train station has been delayed". 15 September 2016.
  5. ^ Clark, Daniel (13 April 2020). "Exminster railway station plans 'almost impossible', councillors told". Devonlive. Reach plc. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Marsh Barton railway station work begins ahead of 2022 opening". 16 April 2021.
  7. ^ Clark, Daniel; Finch, Hannah (15 January 2021). "New £16million rail station for Exeter's Marsh Barton to begin within weeks". Business Live. Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Marsh Barton station opens". Modern Railways. August 2023. p. 22.
  9. ^ "Minister opens station and unveils sea wall plaque". BBC News Online. 3 July 2023. Retrieved 4 July 2023.
  10. ^ a b Brailsford, Martyn (October 2023). "Trackwatch". Modern Railways. p. 88.
  11. ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams: Western. Trackmaps. p. 7. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.
  12. ^ Pritchard, Robert, ed. (June 2021). "Marsh Barton work starts". Today's Railways. No. 232. Sheffield: Platform 5. p. 20. ISSN 1475-9713.
  13. ^ "Timetable D1: Exmouth to Exeter, Newton Abbot and Paignton" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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