Ivybridge railway station is situated on the Exeter to Plymouth line and serves the town of

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. It is measured from the zero point at via Box.

History

First station

's first station was located at . It was not complete when the South Devon Railway was opened, but was brought into use just six weeks later on 15 June 1848. The building was situated on the north side of the track, immediately to the west of Ivybridge Viaduct. Passenger trains were withdrawn on 2 March 1959 but goods traffic continued until 29 November 1965.

Current station

A new station costing £380,000 was opened east of the viaduct on 15 July 1994 by

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under the

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sector. To fit in the narrow site, the platforms are staggered, with the eastbound platform nearer to Plymouth than the westbound. It was marketed as a

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station with a large 100-space car park to entice car drivers off the

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into

Plymouth Plymouth () is a port city status in the United Kingdom, city and unitary authority in South West England. It is located on the south coast of Devon, approximately south-west of Exeter and south-west of London. It is bordered by Cornwall to ...

, but the level of train service has never offered the convenient and frequent service that is normally associated with such facilities.

Services

Former services

An early timetable shows just 2 of the 10 trains to

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arriving there before 09:00, and the last return train leaving at 21:11. The afternoon service was gradually reduced until by September 1999 only 7 trains ran to Plymouth and 9 return. From 20 May 2001 a through service from

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was introduced by

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, which resulted in 11 trains each way. When

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