The Anonymous Widower

Exeter To Plymouth Via Okehampton

\since the 2014 Sea Wall Breach at Dawlish station, Network  Rail have looked at various routes that can bypass Dawlish, should a sea wall breach happen again.

One route is the old Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR, which is best described as partly open.

• Exeter St. David station to Crediton station using the Tarka Line.
• Crediton station to Okehampton station using the Dartmoor Railway.
• Bere Alston station from Plymouth station using the Tamar Valley Line.

There is a just over twenty mile gap between Okehampton and Bere Alston stations.

The original route between those two stations included several stations, with the most important being Lydford and Tavistock.

It will be interesting to see if the trains ever run again between Okehampton and Bere Alston stations.

Even if the link was reinstated as a 55 mph line like the Tamar Valley Line, it would surely be valuable as a local line for residents and tourists.

February 10, 2017 - Posted by AnonW | Transport/Travel | Devon, Exeter, Exeter And Plymouth Via Tavistock, Plymouth, Trains