Torre railway station
Torre 
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| Location | |
| Place | Torquay, Devon |
| Local authority | Torbay |
| Coordinates | 50°28′22″N 3°32′47″W / 50.4729°N 3.5463°WCoordinates: 50°28′22″N 3°32′47″W / 50.4729°N 3.5463°W |
| Grid reference | SX903648 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TRR |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | F2 |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.224 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.234 million |
| 2013/14 |
0.239 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.275 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.307 million |
| History | |
| Original company | South Devon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1848 | Opened as Torquay |
| 1859 | Renamed Torre |
| Listed status | |
| Listed feature | Torre railway station |
| Listing grade | II |
| Entry number | 1218006 |
| Added to list | 10 January 1975 |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Torre from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Torre railway station is a suburban station on the Riviera Line in Torquay, Devon, United Kingdom. The station is managed by Great Western Railway but is not staffed; except for two trains in each direction per day, it is only served by local services, most notably as a commuter station for students for Torquay Girls' Grammar School and Torquay Boys' Grammar School, as many students commute from surrounding areas.
A 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge branch was opened by the South Devon Railway from Newton Abbot on 18 December 1848, this station being the terminus and known as Torquay. This line was extended by the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway on 2 August 1859, which opened the present Torquay railway station at Livermead so the original station was renamed "Torre".
The station had a small extension to the single platform and a train shed built in 1855 but with the opening of the Dartmouth and Torbay Railway, a new platform had to be provided. The original station can still be seen standing alongside the track just north of the platform.
Goods traffic was handled from October 1849. The goods yard was originally at the west end of the station. The original goods shed was destroyed by fire in 1857 and eventually replaced in 1865 by a stone building alongside the railway on the Newton Abbot side of the station. A coal yard was built on the west side of the station.
The South Devon Railway amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876. The railway had originally been just a single track, but on 26 March 1882 the line to the north was doubled and a second platform opened. On 20 May 1892 the line was converted to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge.
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