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 Whimple and Pinhoe stations, 166 miles 15 chains (267.5 km) down the line from London Waterloo.[3] It is the newest station on the line, having opened in December 2015.

Cranbrook
General information
Location	Cranbrook, Devon, East Devon England
Coordinates	50.7501°N 3.4206°W / 50.7501; -3.4206
Managed by	South Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	CBK
Key dates
13 December 2015	Opened[1]
Passengers
2016/17	90,458
2017/18	104,602
2018/19	107,350
2019/20	105,400
2020/21	29,804
Notes
Passenger statistics from the Office of Rail and Road

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]^{[needs update]}

Construction

The station was originally expected to open in 2013,[2] 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 150 metres (490 ft)[17] to accommodate the six-car trains (paired three-car Class 159 units) that operate on the route.[18] There is a car park with 150 spaces.[18] The station and its services are operated by South Western Railway.[16] 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 Class 158 and 159 DMUs.

The typical off-peak service in trains per hour is:[19]

• 1 tph to London Waterloo via Salisbury
• 1 tph to Exeter St Davids

The station is also served by a single weekday peak hour service from Barnstaple to Axminster which is operated by Great Western Railway.[20]

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Feniton or Whimple		South Western Railway West of England Main Line		Pinhoe
Feniton		Great Western Railway West of England Main Line Limited Service

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Cranbrook (Devon) railway station.

• Train times and station information for Cranbrook railway station (Devon) from National Rail