Barnstaple railway station
Barnstaple 
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| Location | |
| Place | Barnstaple |
| Local authority | North Devon, Devon |
| Coordinates | 51°04′26″N 4°03′47″W / 51.074°N 4.063°WCoordinates: 51°04′26″N 4°03′47″W / 51.074°N 4.063°W |
| Grid reference | SS555325 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | BNP |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 1 |
| DfT category | E |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.372 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.382 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.384 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.427 million |
| 2015/16 |
 0.421 million |
| History | |
| Original company | North Devon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| 1854 | Opened |
| 1874 | Renamed 'Barnstaple Junction' |
| 1970 | Reverted to 'Barnstaple' |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Barnstaple from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Barnstaple railway station is the northern terminus of the Tarka Line and serves the town of Barnstaple, Devon. It is 211 miles 25 chains (340.1 km) down-line from London Paddington via Exeter St Davids. It is managed by Great Western Railway, which also operates the train service.
It was known as Barnstaple Junction from 1874 to 1970 as it was the junction between lines to Ilfracombe, Bideford, Taunton and Exeter.
A railway for goods traffic was operated from Fremington Quay, opening in August 1848. On 1 August 1854 the North Devon Railway opened from Barnstaple to Crediton. Trains were extended via Fremington to Bideford on 2 November 1855. This route was eventually extended to loop back to Okehampton via Torrington and Halwill Junction. The North Devon Railway was amalgamated into the London and South Western Railway on 1 January 1865.
The station became known as Barnstaple Junction on 20 July 1874 when the railway opened the Ilfracombe branch line. The line crossed the river on a large bridge to a station at Barnstaple Quay which in turn was replaced by Barnstaple Town on an adjacent site in 1898 when the narrow gauge Lynton and Barnstaple Railway was opened. This station is now a smart school.
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