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This is a route-map template for the Bideford Railway Heritage Centre, a UK railway.. For a key to symbols, see {{railway line legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
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This is a route-map template for a railway in country. For a key to symbols, see {{ railway line legend }} . For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap .
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A Class 158 train to Exeter at Barnstaple station in November 2021. All services at Barnstaple are operated by Great Western Railway. There is generally one train per hour to Exeter Central but a very small number of services continue to or from other routes in East Devon on weekdays. [18] The route mainly uses the Class 158 diesel units. [19]
The Barnstaple to Bideford route was mentioned in the Association of Train Operating Companies 2009 Connecting Communities: Expanding Access to the Rail Network report which recommended some closed lines that could be rebuilt to restore railway services to large communities. [27]
The first Bideford railway station was opened on 2 November 1855 as the terminus of the Bideford Extension Railway from Barnstaple. This was taken over by the London and South Western Railway about ten years later. This station was resited in 1872 when the line was extended to Torrington. The station in 1964
The LSWR extended the Bideford line to Torrington, after local pressure to fulfil an earlier undertaking, opening in 1872. These developments are more fully described in the article North Devon Railway. Extension of the line from Barnstaple to Ilfracombe took place in 1874. The route was very difficult and involved steep gradients and sharp curves.