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« on: November 22, 2020, 18:33:11 »
Exeter to Exmouth - the Avocet▸ (Branch line from Exeter to Exmouth) line

Trains about every 30 minutes from Exeter St Davids to Exmouth from 05:20 (Minday to Friday), 05:45 (Saturday) and 08:18 (Sunday), final train 23:40 (Monday to Friday) and about 23:15 (Saturday and Sunday).

Most services joined to Exeter to Paignton services.

Exeter St Davids. Connections to Taunton, onwards to London Paddington and to Birmingham via Bristol and Cheltemham Spa. Connections to Barnstaple. Connections to Plymouth and Cornwall.
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Exeter Central. Connections from Exmouth towards Yeovil, Salisbury and Waterloo
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St James Park. Alternate trains only
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Line branches off main line to Waterloo and becomes single at Exmouth Junction.

Polsloe Bridge. Alternate trains only.
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Digby & Sowton
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Newcourt
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Topsham.  Passing loop; half hourly trains pass here.
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Exton. Alternate trains only. Trains only call on request.
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Lympstone Commando. Alternate trains only. Trains only call on request. Private station for use by Commando base only.
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Lympstone Village
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Exmouth
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Edit - thanks to eXpassenger for corrections
« Last Edit: November 23, 2020, 20:16:09 by grahame » Logged
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