Copplestone railway station
railway station in Devon, England, UK
Copplestone railway station is on the Tarka Line serving the village of Copplestone in Devon, England. It is on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple between Yeoford and Morchard Road, 185 miles 75 chains (299.2 km) from London Waterloo, measured via Andover. The station and trains are operated by Great Western Railway. The station is on the northern edge of Copplestone.
History
The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854. The railway was single track. A passing loop was provided at Copplestone but there was initially only one platform. A second platform was added and in 1873 a ten-lever signal box was built at the northern end of the new platform where there was a view of the goods yard on the other side of the line. Ten years later the line from Copplestone to Yeoford was doubled, the second track being ready for use on 4 November 1883.
The goods yard closed on 6 September 1965.
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