Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England.[2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo.[3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015. Despite being the closest station to Exeter Airport (2.2 miles away), there is not yet a public transport link between the two,[4][5][6] but in 2015 a direct bus route was expected to be introduced after the station's completion,[7] to help improve the town's poor level of bus service.[8][needs update]
Cranbrook  | |||||
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| Location | Cranbrook, Devon, East Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50°45′00″N 3°25′14″W / 50.7501°N 3.4206°W | ||||
| Managed by | South Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
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| Station code | CBK | ||||
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| 13 December 2015 | Opened[1] | ||||
| Passengers | |||||
| 2018/19 |  107,350 | ||||
| 2019/20 |  105,400 | ||||
| 2020/21 | 29,804 | ||||
| 2021/22 | 95,524 | ||||
| 2022/23 | 103,238 | ||||
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Construction
editThe station was originally expected to open in 2013,[2] and the 2014 timetables included an additional two minutes for trains passing the station.[9] However, detailed design of the station began only in summer 2014, and construction started that autumn with opening initially due in spring 2015,[10] but problems with a sewer and railway signalling postponed the opening for a then unknown duration.[11] In August 2015, the opening was announced for October.[12] By October 2015, it transpired that the station would not open until 13 December 2015.[13][14][15] The station cost £5m to build.[16]
Facilities
editThe station's single platform has a usable length of 150 metres (490 ft)[17] to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car Class 159 units) that operate on the route.[18] There is a car park with 150 spaces.[18] The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway.[16] The station is unmanned; however, there is a ticket machine so tickets must be purchased before travel.
Services
editOff-peak, all services at Cranbrook are operated by South Western Railway using Class 158 and 159 DMUs.[citation needed]
The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[19]
- 1 tph to London Waterloo via Salisbury
- 1 tph to Exeter St Davids
The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from Barnstaple to Axminster which is operated by Great Western Railway.[20]
| Preceding station |  National Rail
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Following station | ||
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| Feniton or Whimple | South Western Railway |
Pinhoe | ||
| Great Western Railway Limited Service | ||||
References
edit- ^ "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ a b "First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015". Express and Echo. Exeter. 18 September 2013. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 21 November 2013.
- ^ "Kent / Sussex / Wessex Routes Sectional Appendix Module KSW3" (PDF). 10 December 2016. p. 106. Retrieved 16 July 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Carto Gold". www.cartogold.co.uk. Retrieved 24 March 2022.
- ^ "Cranbrook Travel Plan | Bus Links". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Bus Services – Exeter International Airport". Archived from the original on 4 January 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Network Rail confirm Cranbrook railway station is set to open this summer". Exeter Express and Echo. Archived from the original on 10 October 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "15/0045/MOUT CRANBROOK WEST EXPANSION". www.broadclyst.org. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year". Express and Echo. Exeter. 29 March 2014. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ "Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable" (PDF). South West Trains. December 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015.
- ^ "Cranbrook station faces delays". Express and Echo. Exeter. 16 March 2015. Archived from the original on 26 March 2015. Retrieved 17 March 2015.
- ^ "Cranbrook's new railway station is set to open in October". Express and Echo. Exeter. 11 August 2015. Archived from the original on 12 August 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2015.
- ^ "Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK)". National Rail Enquiries. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ^ "Three years on: Date revealed for opening of Cranbrook's long-awaited train station". Express and Echo. Exeter. 15 November 2015. Archived from the original on 22 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ "Cranbrook train station opens today". Express & Echo. Exeter. 13 December 2015. Archived from the original on 14 December 2015. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Cranbrook eco-town: New £5m station opens". BBC News. 13 December 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2016.
- ^ "Timetable Planning Rules - Wessex" (PDF). Network Rail. 6 February 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 11 March 2015.
- ^ a b "Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station" (Press release). Devon County Council. Archived from the original on 21 November 2013.
- ^ Table 160 National Rail timetable, May 2022
- ^ "Train times: Exeter to Barnstaple and Okehampton" (PDF). Great Western Railway. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 May 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
External links
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- Train times and station information for Cranbrook railway station (Devon) from National Rail