Portsmouth Arms railway station

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Portsmouth Arms
Location
Place	Northcote Manor
Local authority	North Devon
Operations
Station code	PMA
Managed by	First Great Western
Platforms in use	1
Live departures and station information from National Rail
Annual Rail Passenger Usage
2004/05 *	372
2005/06 *	510
History
Key dates	Opened 1 August 1854
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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Portsmouth Arms from Office of Rail Regulation statistics.
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Portsmouth Arms railway station is a small wayside station on the Tarka Line from 45 km (28 miles) north of Exeter St. David's station towards Barnstaple. It serves a number of rural villages, and was named after a pub - the "Portsmouth Arms" - adjacent to the station, itself named for the Earl of Portsmouth.

Contents 1 History 2 Services 3 Community railway 4 References

[edit] History

The station was opened by the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854.

[edit] Services

Typically four or five trains in each direction on the Barnstaple to Exmouth service are scheduled to stop at Portsmouth Arms on request – this means that passengers alighting here must tell the conductor that they wish to do so, and those waiting to join must signal clearly to the driver as the train approaches. Trains connect with main line services at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Kings Nympton		First Great Western		Umberleigh

[edit] Community railway

The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted under the "Tarka Line" name.

The "Portsmouth Arms" pub is included in the Tarka Line rail ale trail.

[edit] References

• Nicholas, John (1992). The North Devon Line. Sparkford: Oxford Publishing Company. ISBN 0-86093-461-6. 

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