Eggesford railway station

Eggesford
National Rail
The station viewed from northbound platform
General information
LocationChawleigh, Mid Devon
England
Coordinates50°53′16″N 3°52′31″W / 50.8878°N 3.87525°W / 50.8878; -3.87525
Grid referenceSS682114
Managed byGreat Western Railway
Platforms2
Other information
Station codeEGG
ClassificationDfT category F2
History
Original companyNorth Devon Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
Opened1854
Passengers
2019/20Increase 32,228
2020/21Decrease 14,084
2021/22Increase 33,548
2022/23Increase 43,722
2023/24Increase 44,600
Listed Building – Grade II
FeatureEggesford Station
Designated19 February 1986
Reference no.1197092[1]
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Eggesford railway station is a rural station in Devon, England, serving Eggesford, the town of Chulmleigh and surrounding villages. Despite its name, the station is in the neighbouring civil parish of Chawleigh.[2] It is on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple, 22 miles 27 chains (35.9 km) from Exeter Central at milepost 193.75 from London Waterloo.[3]

  1. ^ Historic England, "Eggesford Station (1106602)", National Heritage List for England, retrieved 1 February 2022
  2. ^ Craske, Peter (2013). Tarka Line Walks. Crimson Books. pp. 78–89. ISBN 978-1-78059-182-7.
  3. ^ Jacobs, Gerald (2005). Railway Track Diagrams Book 3: Western. Bradford on Avon: Trackmaps. p. 10. ISBN 0-9549866-1-X.

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