Tarka Line
Exeter-Barnstaple "Tarka" Line
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Principal stations (from east to west)
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The Tarka Line is a railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, England. There is also a branch to Okehampton, which has recently reopened to passenger trains. The line follows the River Yeo and the River Taw for some of its route.
The towns and villages served by the line are listed below:
- Exeter
- Newton St. Cyres – request stop.
- Crediton
- Line to Sampford Courtenay and Okehampton diverges. Part of this route is operated as a preserved line known as the Dartmoor Railway.
- Yeoford
- Copplestone
- Morchard Bishop (nearest to Morchard Road station)
- Lapford
- Eggesford
- King's Nympton
- Portsmouth Arms (pub!) – request stop
- Umberleigh – request stop
- Chapelton
- Barnstaple
Beyond Barnstaple, the railway used to continue to Ilfracombe or Instow and Bideford. Part of the latter route is preserved as the Bideford & Instow Railway, while sections of both routes have been reopened as cycleways on the Tarka Trail.
Passenger services on the line are operated by First Great Western using Class 150 or Class 153 diesel multiple units. During the summer months a Sunday-only service operates (on behalf of Devon County Council) between Exeter Central and Okehampton.
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