Paignton railway station
Paignton 
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| Location | |
| Place | Paignton |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Coordinates | 50°26′06″N 3°33′54″W / 50.435°N 3.565°WCoordinates: 50°26′06″N 3°33′54″W / 50.435°N 3.565°W |
| Grid reference | SX889605 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PGN |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 National Rail, 1 Heritage Railway |
| DfT category | C2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.555 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.572 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.567 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.632 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.679 million |
| History | |
| Original company | Dartmouth and Torbay Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Opened | 1859 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Paignton from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is the terminus of the Riviera Line from Exeter and is also an interchange station between National Rail services and the preserved Dartmouth Steam Railway.
The railway to Paignton was built by the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway, opening to passengers on 2 August 1859 and extended to Brixham Road station on 14 March 1861. Goods traffic was handled at Paignton from 1 April 1861. The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was always operated by the South Devon Railway and was amalgamated with it on 1 January 1872. This was only short lived as the South Devon Railway was in turn amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876. The single-track line had been built using the 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge, but on 20 May 1892 was converted to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.
On 11 July 1904, GWR road motor services started running from here to Torquay, in competition with recently extended Torquay Tramways; the land opposite the station is still used as a bus station.
The line from Torquay was finally doubled in 1910 when the platforms were extended to accommodate longer trains. Further expansion came in 1924 with the opening of a larger booking office and new canopies were erected over the platforms. A few years later the double track was extended to Goodrington, new carriage sidings opened behind the southbound platform. A new goods shed opened on 1 June 1931 south of the station, which freed the original goods shed to deal with parcels traffic and passengers' luggage, and allowed the platforms to be further extended. Plans in 1937 to move the station onto a new site south near the goods shed, which would have allowed five platforms to be constructed, failed to materialise due to World War II.
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