Cranbrook railway station (Devon) explained

Cranbrook
Symbol Location:gb
Symbol:rail
Borough:Cranbrook, Devon, East Devon
Country:England
Coordinates:50.7501°N -3.4206°W
Manager:South Western Railway
Platforms:1
Code:CBK
Years:13 December 2015
Events:Opened[1]
Footnotes:Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

Cranbrook railway station serves the new town of Cranbrook near Exeter in Devon, England.[2] The station is on the West of England Main Line between and stations, 166chain15chain down the line from .[3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015.Despite being the closest station to Exeter Airport (2.2 miles away), there is not yet a public transport link between the two,[4] [5] [6] but in 2015 a direct bus route was expected to be introduced after the station's completion,[7] to help improve the town's poor level of bus service.[8]

Construction

The station was originally expected to open in 2013, and the 2014 timetables included an additional two minutes for trains passing the station.[9] However, detailed design of the station began only in summer 2014, and construction started that autumn with opening initially due in spring 2015,[10] but problems with a sewer and railway signalling postponed the opening for a then unknown duration.[11] In August 2015, the opening was announced for October.[12] By October 2015, it transpired that the station would not open until 13 December 2015.[13] [14] [15] The station cost £5m to build.[16]

Facilities

The station's single platform has a usable length of 150m (490feet)[17] to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car units) that operate on the route. There is a car park with 150 spaces.[18] The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway. The station is unmanned; however, there is a ticket machine so tickets must be purchased before travel.

Services

Off-peak, all services at Cranbrook are operated by South Western Railway using and DMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:

The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from to which is operated by Great Western Railway.[19]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK). National Rail Enquiries. 27 October 2015.
  2. News: First Cranbrook train is delayed until 2015 . Express and Echo . Exeter . 18 September 2013 . 21 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131202221433/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cranbrook-train-delayed-2015/story-19812339-detail/story.html . 2 December 2013 . dead .
  3. Web site: Kent / Sussex / Wessex Routes Sectional Appendix Module KSW3 . 10 December 2016 . 106 . 16 July 2018 .
  4. Web site: Carto Gold . 2022-03-24 . www.cartogold.co.uk.
  5. Web site: Cranbrook Travel Plan | Bus Links . 14 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304094046/http://www.cranbrooktravelplan.co.uk/bus-links.html . 4 March 2016 . dead .
  6. Web site: Bus Services – Exeter International Airport . 14 January 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160104210111/http://www.exeter-airport.co.uk/bus-services . 4 January 2016 . dead .
  7. Web site: Network Rail confirm Cranbrook railway station is set to open this summer. Exeter Express and Echo. 14 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20151010003029/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Network-Rail-confirm-Exeter-East-Devon-s-new/story-26400937-detail/story.html. 10 October 2015. dead.
  8. Web site: 15/0045/MOUT CRANBROOK WEST EXPANSION. www.broadclyst.org. 14 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304073646/http://www.broadclyst.org/index.php/component/k2/item/1460-15-0045-mout-cranbrook-west-expansion. 4 March 2016. dead.
  9. News: New Cranbrook railway station set to open this year . 29 March 2014 . 11 March 2015 . Express and Echo . Exeter . https://web.archive.org/web/20150402053411/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/New-Cranbrook-railway-station-set-open-year/story-20878552-detail/story.html . 2 April 2015 . dead .
  10. Web site: Exeter, Bristol and Salisbury to London Waterloo timetable . South West Trains . December 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150924104237/http://www.southwesttrains.co.uk/uploads/pocket201412.pdf . 24 September 2015 . dead . dmy-all.
  11. News: Cranbrook station faces delays . Express and Echo . Exeter . 16 March 2015 . 17 March 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326160136/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cranbrook-Station-faces-delays/story-26176689-detail/story.html . 26 March 2015 . dead .
  12. News: Cranbrook's new railway station is set to open in October . 11 August 2015 . Express and Echo . Exeter . 27 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150812173639/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cranbrook-s-new-railway-station-set-open-October/story-27579491-detail/story.html . 12 August 2015 . dead .
  13. Web site: Cranbrook (Devon) (CBK) . National Rail Enquiries . 27 October 2015.
  14. News: Three years on: Date revealed for opening of Cranbrook's long-awaited train station . Express and Echo . Exeter . 15 November 2015 . 22 November 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151122180149/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/years-Date-revealed-opening-Cranbrook-8217-s-long/story-28179096-detail/story.html . 22 November 2015 . dead .
  15. News: Cranbrook train station opens today . Express & Echo . Exeter . 13 December 2015 . 16 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151214185628/http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/Cranbrook-train-station-opens-today/story-28356425-detail/story.html . 14 December 2015 . dead .
  16. Web site: Cranbrook eco-town: New £5m station opens. BBC News . 13 December 2015 . 24 January 2016.
  17. Web site: Timetable Planning Rules - Wessex. 6 February 2015. 11 March 2015. Network Rail. https://web.archive.org/web/20150402090601/http://www.networkrail.co.uk/browse%20documents/Rules%20Of%20The%20Route/Viewable%20copy/TPRyearYY/wxYYp.pdf?cd=1. 2 April 2015. dead.
  18. Plans submitted for Cranbrook railway station . https://archive.today/20131121092337/http://www.devonnewscentre.info/plans-submitted-for-cranbrook-railway-station/ . dead . 2013-11-21 . Devon County Council .
  19. Web site: Train times: Exeter to Barnstaple and Okehampton. Great Western Railway. 16 May 2022. 21 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220521032519/https://www.gwr.com/~/media/gwr/pdfs/plan-journey/timetables/2022/train-times-15-may-to-12-dec-2022/d2-train-times-15-may-to-10-dec-22-updated-110522.pdf?la=en. dead.

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