Visit Okehampton station on Saturday 24th September (10am – 4.30pm) for a FREE day of creativity, heritage and exploration as part of the Destination Dartmoor project. Some activities must be booked in advance (see ‘bookable’ section below), and numbers are limited. More ➔ “Destination Dartmoor: Saturday 24 September”
Starting on Monday (15th August) passengers can enjoy a mobile catering service at Okehampton station offering barista coffee, homemade pasties, sausage rolls, sandwiches, homemade cakes and more. Available at the front of the station from early morning until 5pm, it will be run by Leanne Knight and her team from the Amazing Brownie Bakers. More ➔ “Mobile catering at Okehampton station gives a taste of things to come”
South Tawton Primary School had a fantastic time taking the Dartmoor Line today. They travelled from Okehampton to Exeter and then onward on the Avocet Line to Exmouth on a rail taster trip combined with end-of-term day out. They started their day with a talk from the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership’s Rebecca Catterall (pictured above, left) at Okehampton station, and on board played eye spy out the window. More ➔ “Rail taster trip – to the beach!”
The Dartmoor Line partners were delighted on Friday to have won the Major Project category at the Railway Innovation Awards 2022. Representatives from Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership were presented with the award by Philip Sherratt, editor of Modern Railways magazine. More ➔ “Dartmoor Line wins national Railway Innovation Award”
The Dartmoor Line has been shortlisted for a national Railway Innovation Award following the restoration of regular passenger services on the line after nearly 50 years. Thanks to amazing partnership working, the line between Exeter, Crediton and Okehampton now has an hourly service, seven days a week, all year round. More ➔ “Dartmoor Line shortlisted for national Railway Innovation Award”
The 118 bus between Tavistock, Brentor, Lydford and Okehampton calls at Okehampton station every other hour, timed with trains (Mon-Sat, some Sunday buses too).Bus times | Train times End-to-end journey planner (train and bus)Live bus tracker mapThe Rail Link bus service provides joined-up public transport options for passengers along the 118 bus route between Tavistock and Okehampton, seven days a week. More ➔ “118 Rail Link bus for Okehampton station”
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”
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”
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”