Polsloe Bridge railway station

Polsloe Bridge railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England.

Polsloe Bridge
Location
Place	Polsloe Bridge
Local authority	Exeter
Coordinates	50.73119°N 3.50169°W / 50.73119; -3.50169
Grid reference	SX941934
Operations
Station code	POL
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Number of platforms	1
DfT category	F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2014/15	0.117 million
2015/16	0.121 million
2016/17	0.130 million
2017/18	0.125 million
2018/19	0.121 million
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Opened	1907
National Rail – UK railway stations
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Polsloe Bridge from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.

Exeter railway stations
Avocet Line to Exmouth Topsham Newcourt Digby and Sowton Polsloe Bridge West of England line to London Waterloo via Salisbury Pinhoe St James Park Exeter Central Bristol–Exeter line to Bristol and London Paddington Exeter St Davids Tarka Line to Barnstaple Exeter St Thomas Riviera Line to Paignton & Exeter–Plymouth line to Plymouth and Penzance

History

The station was opened in 1907 to serve the eastern suburbs of Exeter.[1] It was situated just a short distance along the branch to Exmouth and was convenient for Exmouth Junction engine shed which was on the opposite side of the main line.

The platforms were rebuilt in 1927 using concrete components cast at the concrete workshop that had been established at Exmouth Junction. On 4 February 1973 the branch was singled and the down platform taken out of use.

Private goods sidings were provided on the west side of the line on both sides of the station. Between the platform and the junction was a siding to a brickworks, while a little to the south was Newcourt, a military depot.

Description

It has one platform currently in use – on the right of trains arriving from Exeter – situated on an embankment above Pinhoe Road. The only access to the station is via a number of steps. The former second platform and its stairwell to street level remains opposite the platform in use, albeit very overgrown and derelict.

The station serves the Polsloe, Mount Pleasant, Hamlin and Whipton areas of the city.

This station has no ticket machine.

Services

About half the trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Polsloe Bridge. Connections are available at Exeter Central for Barnstaple also Honiton and other stations to Waterloo; passengers for other main line stations change at Exeter St Davids.

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St James Park		Great Western Railway Paignton - Exmouth		Digby and Sowton

References

1. Mitchell, Vic; Smith, Keith (1992). Branch Lines to Exmouth. Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-00-6.