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) measured from the zero point at London Paddington via Box.[2]
Ivybridge  | |
|---|---|
 Looking westwards | |
| General information | |
| Location | Ivybridge, South Hams England |
| Coordinates | 50°23′38″N 3°54′18″W / 50.394°N 3.905°W |
| Grid reference | SX647565 |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Station code | IVY |
| Classification | DfT category F2 |
| History | |
| Original company | British Rail |
| Key dates | |
| First station opened | 1848 |
| First station closed | 29 November 1965 |
| Current station opened | 15 July 1994 |
| Passengers | |
| 2018/19 |  54,482 |
| 2019/20 |  55,204 |
| 2020/21 | 20,220 |
| 2021/22 | 66,764 |
| 2022/23 | 100,900 |
| Notes | |
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road | |
History edit
First station edit
Ivybridge's first station was located at 50°23′45″N 3°55′21″W / 50.3957°N 3.9225°W. It was not complete when the South Devon Railway was opened,[3] but was brought into use just six weeks later on 15 June 1848. The building was situated on the north side of the track, immediately to the west of Ivybridge Viaduct.[4] Passenger trains were withdrawn on 2 March 1959 but goods traffic continued until 29 November 1965.[5][6]
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornwood (station closed) |
Great Western Railway Exeter–Plymouth line |
Bittaford Platform (station closed) | ||
Current station edit
A new station costing £380,000 was opened east of the viaduct on 15 July 1994 by British Rail under the Regional Railways sector. To fit in the narrow site, the platforms are staggered, with the eastbound platform nearer to Plymouth than the westbound. It was marketed as a Park and Ride station with a large 100-space car park to entice car drivers off the A38 road into Plymouth, but the level of train service has never offered the convenient and frequent service that is normally associated with such facilities.[5]
Services edit
Former services edit
An early timetable[7] shows just 2 of the 10 trains to Plymouth railway station arriving there before 09:00, and the last return train leaving at 21:11. The afternoon service was gradually reduced until by September 1999[8] only 7 trains ran to Plymouth and 9 return. From 20 May 2001[9] a through service from London Waterloo station was introduced by South West Trains, which resulted in 11 trains each way. When First Great Western proposed their new Winter 2006 service there were many complaints as it would have seen a drastic reduction in trains calling at Ivybridge. After considering the position, a total of 9 trains were scheduled by the two companies but with just one train arriving in Plymouth before 09:00.[10]
Current services edit
As of December 2021, there are fifteen services eastbound, two of which terminate at London Paddington, and eighteen services westbound, most of which terminate at Plymouth.[11] Travel times to Plymouth are typically 15 minutes, while it takes around 50 minutes to reach Exeter.
| Preceding station |  National Rail
|
Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totnes | Great Western Railway Exeter to Plymouth Line |
Plymouth | ||
References edit
- ^ "National Rail Timetable 135 (Winter 2007)" (PDF). Network Rail. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 February 2008. Retrieved 12 May 2008.
- ^ Padgett, David (June 2018) [1989]. Munsey, Myles (ed.). Railway Track Diagrams 3: Western & Wales (6th ed.). Frome: Trackmaps. map 8C. ISBN 978-1-9996271-0-2.
- ^ MacDermot, E T (1931). History of the Great Western Railway, volume II 1863-1921. London: Great Western Railway.
- ^ Cooke, RA (1984). Track Layout Diagrams of the GWR and BR WR, Section 14: South Devon. Harwell: RA Cooke.
- ^ a b Oakley, Mike (2007). Devon Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. ISBN 978-1-904349-55-6.
- ^ "The South Devon Railway". Ivybridge Heritage.
- ^ Train Times: Exeter, Torquay, Paignton, Plymouth, 28 May to 23 September 1995, Regional Railways South Wales & West (1995)
- ^ Timetable B: Exeter to Torbay & Plymouth, 26 Sept '99 – 27 May '00, Wales and West Passenger Trains Ltd (1999)
- ^ Summer Train Times: Exeter to Torbay and Plymouth, 20 May 2001 to 29 September 2001, Wales & West Passenger Trains Ltd (2001)
- ^ Train Times: Book B, 10 December 2006 to 19 May 2007, First Great Western (2006)
- ^ "National Rail Timetable, Table 135" (PDF). Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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