St James Park railway station is a suburban

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. It is down the line from . The station is adjacent to the Exeter City football ground.

Great Western Railway The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...

manage the station and operate the train services.

History

A small station named Lion's Holt Halt was opened in the cutting west of Blackboy Tunnel on 26 January 1906. Mount Pleasant Road Halt was opened at the same time to the east of the tunnel but was closed in 1928. The name of Lion's Holt was changed to St James Park on 7 October 1946, the name of the

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football ground, which is next to the station. The club has adopted the station under the

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s scheme and contributes to its upkeep.

Tarka line The Tarka Line, also known as the North Devon Line, is a local railway line in Devon, England, linking the city of Exeter with the town of Barnstaple via a number of local villages, operated by Great Western Railway (GWR). The line opened in ...

services from

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terminated at St James Park from December 2018, reversing in the siding at

Exmouth Junction Exmouth Junction is the railway junction where the Exmouth branch line diverges from the London Waterloo to Exeter main line in Exeter, Devon, England. It was for many years the location for one of the largest engine sheds in the former Lo ...

before returning. In the May 2021 timetable they terminate at Exeter Central but will still run through St James Park when they reverse in the siding at Exmouth Junction.

Description

There are two platforms. The Exeter-bound Platform 1 is about in length. Platform 2 (for trains toward Exmouth) was originally very short (about ) and could only be served by a one coach trains. Longer trains had to use selective door opening or single door opening. Works took place in October 2020 to extend platform 1 by 10 metres and platform 2 by 49 metres.

Services

Avocet Line The Avocet Line is the railway line in Devon, England connecting Exeter with Exmouth. It was originally built by the London and South Western Railway, and was historically known as the Exmouth branch railway. The line follows the Exe Estuary fo ...

services between and call at St James Park. Beyond St Davids they generally continue on the

Riviera Line The Riviera Line is the railway between the city of Exeter, towns Dawlish and Teignmouth, and the ''English Riviera'' resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. Its tracks are shared with the Exeter to Plymouth Line along the South Devon sea wall. ...

to . South Western Railway services between

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and Exeter St Davids pass through the station but do not stop; passengers for this route have to change at Exeter Central.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Saint James Park Railway Station Railway stations in Exeter Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1906 Railway stations served by Great Western Railway DfT Category F2 stations