Morchard Road railway station

Morchard Road
Location
Place	Down St Mary
Local authority	Mid Devon
Coordinates
Grid reference	SS750051
Operations
Station code	MRD
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F1
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2002/03	4,676
2004/05	3,442
2005/06	2,712
2006/07	2,341
2007/08	2,904
2008/09	4,170
2009/10	6,482
2010/11	8,834
2011/12	11,456
2012/13	11,494
2013/14	11,416
History
Original company	North Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Opened	1854
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Morchard Road from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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Morchard Road railway station is located in the village of Down St Mary in Devon, England. It is named after the village of Morchard Bishop which lies a few miles to the north-east. It is a quiet station on the Tarka Line and is operated by Great Western Railway.

History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.

Services

All trains on the hourly Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Morchard Road on request – this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Copplestone		Great Western Railway Tarka Line		Lapford

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 Devonshire Dumpling pub at Morchard Road is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.