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It had reached St Davids station in Exeter in 1844 and was allied with the Great Western Railway (GWR) with which it connected at Bristol, forming a continuous route from London. The South Devon Railway (SDR) continued the line westward from Exeter to reach Plymouth in 1848. These broad gauge 'associated companies' formed a powerful group ...
The station was expanded ready for the opening of the Cornwall Railway on 4 May 1859 and the South Devon and Tavistock Railway on 22 June 1859. Initially known as just 'Plymouth', it became 'Plymouth Millbay' after other stations were opened in the town in 1876–7 at Mutley and North Road. [25] [26]
The Exeter–Plymouth line, also called the South Devon Main Line, is a central part of the trunk railway line between London Paddington and Penzance in the southern United Kingdom. It is a major branch of the Great Western Main Line and runs from Exeter St Davids to Plymouth, from where it continues as the Cornish Main Line.
Stations opened after the SDR was absorbed by the GWR in 1876 are shown in italic. [1] [36] [37] [35] Exeter to Plymouth. Exeter St Davids - Bristol and Exeter Railway station used by arrangement; St Thomas (Exeter) - renamed St Thomas in April 1853; renamed Exeter St Thomas May 1897; Exminster - opened late August 1852; closed 30 March 1964 ...
Plymouth is a principal stop on the Exeter-Plymouth line and Cornish Main Line; it is located 245 miles 75 chains (245.94 mi; 395.8 km) from London Paddington, via Box. [1] It is also the usual terminus for the Tamar Valley Line services from Gunnislake. The station is served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry; it is also managed by the ...
Ivybridge railway station is situated on the Exeter to Plymouth line [1] and serves the town of Ivybridge in Devon, England. It is 234 miles 27 chains (234.34 mi; 377.1 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington , measured via Box .
The Yeovil station was the Bristol and Exeter Railway station at Hendford, up until then the terminus of their line from Durston. The two companies planned a joint station which became Yeovil Town, and the B&ER made a separate narrow gauge track from the point of junction to Hendford, providing mixed gauge track in their goods yard there. [1]
The South Devon Railway Company commissioned Isambard Kingdom Brunel to develop its route between Exeter St Davids to Teignmouth. [1] Having physically surveyed all route options, based on the reason of the substantial cost savings against tunnelling through the steep South Devon hills, Brunel proposed a route that followed the coastline created through a combination of dynamite and quarrying ...