Barnstaple railway station

Barnstaple
General information
Location	Barnstaple, North Devon, Devon England
Coordinates	51°04′26″N 4°03′47″W / 51.074°N 4.063°W / 51.074; -4.063
Grid reference	SS555325
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	BNP
Classification	DfT category E
History
Original company	North Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1854	Opened
1874	Renamed 'Barnstaple Junction'
1970	Reverted to 'Barnstaple'
Passengers
2018/19	0.432 million
2019/20	0.425 million
2020/21	0.172 million
2021/22	0.423 million
2022/23	0.537 million
Notes Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon. It is 39 miles 75 chains (64.3 km) from Exeter Central and 211.25 miles (339.97 km) from London Waterloo.^[1] It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates the passenger service.

It opened in 1854 but, from 1874 until 1970, it was known as Barnstaple Junction railway station, as it was the junction between lines to Ilfracombe, Bideford, Taunton and Exeter.