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St James Park railway station

St. James Park National Rail
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Location
Place Exeter
Local authority Exeter
Coordinates 50°43′50″N 3°31′20″W / 50.73059°N 3.52233°W / 50.73059; -3.52233Coordinates: 50°43′50″N 3°31′20″W / 50.73059°N 3.52233°W / 50.73059; -3.52233
Grid reference SX925934
Operations
Station code SJP
Managed by Great Western Railway
Number of platforms 2
DfT category F2
Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections
from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage*
2011/12 Increase 61,098
2012/13 Increase 64,984
2013/14 Increase 66,330
2014/15 Increase 64,586
2015/16 Increase 72,712
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
1906 Opened as Lion's Holt Halt
1946 Renamed St James Park Halt
1969 Renamed St James Park
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* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at St. James Park from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year.
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St James Park railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England. The station is adjacent to the Exeter City F.C football ground. Great Western Railway manage the station and operate the train services.

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 Exeter City F.C. football ground, which is next to the station. The club has adopted the station under the community railways scheme and contributes to its upkeep.

Although there are two platforms, the northernmost platform (Platform 2 - toward Exmouth) is very short (about 37m) and can only be served by a one or two (20m) coach train. Other train formations such as a Class 158 must use selective door opening or single door opening. The Exeter-bound platform (Platform 1) is about 73m in length.

Most trains that call at St James Park are Avocet Line services between Exmouth and Exeter St Davids. Beyond St Davids they generally continue to Paignton or, less frequently, to Barnstaple. A few trains terminate or start at St James' Park instead of continuing to Exmouth; these use a siding at Exmouth Junction to reverse direction. Four trains on summer Sundays are provided through to Okehampton. Connections are available at Exeter Central for Pinhoe and stations to London Waterloo as these trains run through St James Park without stopping; passengers for other main line stations change at Exeter St Davids.


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