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Restoring your Railway: Passengers to see Dartmoor Line services doubled
From this Sunday (15 May), services on the popular Dartmoor Line will be doubled – giving passengers travelling between Exeter and Okehampton the option to travel more frequently with hourly trains. The line reopened last November, restoring a regular, year-round service for the first time in almost 50 years and is part of the Government’s £500 million manifesto commitment to ‘Restore Your Railways.’ More ➔ “Restoring your Railway: Passengers to see Dartmoor Line services doubled”Read More
Behind the scenes videos
There’s a wide range of kit being used to upgrade the Dartmoor Line ready for its upcoming hourly train service. Get a glimpse of some of the clever technology being deployed in these short videos courtesy of Network Rail.The auto-ballaster train, shown above, allows spoil to be loaded onto the back of the train on a single track line and move the spoil to the front of the train. More ➔ “Behind the scenes videos”Read More
Car park charges at Okehampton station
After an introductory phase of free use, the Pay & Display equipment for the car park at Okehampton station has now become active as of 21 April 2022.The car park is equipped with ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) equipment. This requires users to purchase a valid parking ticket for the duration of their stay.Parking More ➔ “Car park charges at Okehampton station”Read More
Dartmoor Line set for upgrade in preparation for start of hourly services
Network Rail is set to begin 15 days of engineering upgrades on the Dartmoor Line in preparation for the introduction of hourly services.Next week, from Monday 25 April until the early hours of Tuesday 10 May, Network Rail engineers will be upgrading parts of the 14-mile stretch of Dartmoor Line which currently carries two-hourly Great Western Railway (GWR) passenger services between Okehampton and Exeter.Along More ➔ “Dartmoor Line set for upgrade in preparation for start of hourly services”Read More
New videos – the Dartmoor Line as seen from the train driver’s cab
Upgrade work 25 April to 9 May to enable hourly service
Track bed and drainage improvements on the Dartmoor Line will affect train services between Exeter and Okehampton from Monday 25 April to Monday 9 May. This work is essential to the introduction of hourly services on the Dartmoor Line. Monday 25 April – Monday 9 MayTrains will continue to run between Exeter and Barnstaple. More ➔ “Upgrade work 25 April to 9 May to enable hourly service”Read More
Replacement buses from 19th to 27th February to enable bridge repair
Replacement bus services will be in place on both the Dartmoor Line (Crediton-Okehampton) and Tarka Line (Crediton-Barnstaple) during February half-term to allow Network Rail to complete bridge repair work near Penstone. Trains will continue to run between Exeter and Crediton for most of the day. More ➔ “Replacement buses from 19th to 27th February to enable bridge repair”Read More
Over 10,000 people use reopened Dartmoor Line in first two weeks
More than 10,000 people have travelled on the Dartmoor Line in the first two weeks since its reopening. The line reopened for regular year-round, all-week passenger services on Saturday 20 November and demand for the trains linking Okehampton and Exeter has continued to remain high. More ➔ “Over 10,000 people use reopened Dartmoor Line in first two weeks”Read More
Dartmoor Line wins national award
The Dartmoor Line has been recognised with a national award in the same week that weekend trains began running direct to and from Exeter Central.At the national Community Rail Awards, held in Southampton on Thursday 9th December, the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, GWR and Network Rail won the ‘Best Communications’ category for their work to inform people about the reopening of the Okehampton-Exeter line and to involve the community.Judges More ➔ “Dartmoor Line wins national award”Read More
NEW – Weekend trains direct to Exeter Central AND ‘Rail Link’ bus service now to run on Sundays
Two great pieces of news – both beginning this Sunday (12th December): Weekend trains direct to Exeter Central Starting this Sunday, most trains on the Dartmoor Line will now call at both Exeter Central and Exeter St David’s seven days a week. More ➔ “NEW – Weekend trains direct to Exeter Central AND ‘Rail Link’ bus service now to run on Sundays”Read More