Portsmouth Arms railway station

Portsmouth Arms railway station is a small wayside station on the Tarka Line 28 miles (45 km) north of Exeter St. David's station and served by trains running between Exeter and Barnstaple. It serves a number of rural villages, and was named after a pub - the "Portsmouth Arms" - adjacent to the station,[1] itself named for the Earl of Portsmouth. It is located within a mile of Northcote Manor, a historical English manor house, built in 1716, now a hotel.[2]

Portsmouth Arms
Location
PlaceBurrington
Local authorityNorth Devon
Coordinates50.95697°N 3.95086°W / 50.95697; -3.95086
Grid referenceSS630193
Operations
Station codePMA
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Number of platforms1
DfT categoryF2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15 1,510
2015/16 759
2016/17 518
2017/18 444
2018/19 466
History
Original companyNorth Devon Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Opened1854
National Rail – UK railway stations
  • Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portsmouth Arms from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854,[3] with two platforms

Services

Two trains in each direction, four on Sundays on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Portsmouth Arms 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
Kings Nympton   Great Western Railway
Tarka Line		   Umberleigh

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 "Portsmouth Arms" pub is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.

References
  1. Ley, Shaun (23 April 2016). "Oh, Doctor Beeching... if you could see us now". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2016.
  2. "Northcote Manor". The Telegraph.
  3. Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6.


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