Totnes railway station
Totnes 
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| Location | |
| Place | Totnes |
| Local authority | South Hams |
| Coordinates | 50°26′08″N 3°41′19″W / 50.43560°N 3.68868°WCoordinates: 50°26′08″N 3°41′19″W / 50.43560°N 3.68868°W |
| Grid reference | SX801609 |
| Operations | |
| Station code | TOT |
| Managed by | Great Western Railway |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| DfT category | D |
| Live arrivals/departures, station information and onward connections from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage* | |
| 2011/12 |
 0.640 million |
| 2012/13 |
0.663 million |
| 2013/14 |
 0.628 million |
| 2014/15 |
0.658 million |
| 2015/16 |
0.657 million |
| History | |
| Original company | South Devon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| 1847 | Opened |
| 1872 | Ashburton branch opened |
| 1942 | Station bombed |
| 1958 | Ashburton branch closed |
| National Rail – UK railway stations | |
| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Totnes from Office of Rail and Road statistics. Methodology may vary year on year. | |
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Totnes railway station serves the towns of Totnes and Dartington in Devon, England. It was opened by the South Devon Railway Company in 1847. Situated on the Exeter to Plymouth Line, it is served by Great Western Railway and CrossCountry train services.
Totnes railway station was built by the South Devon Railway Company and opened on 20 July 1847 when trains started to run on the line from Newton, as Newton Abbot was known at the time. It was a terminus until 5 May 1848 when trains started to run through to Plymouth, initially using a temporary terminus at Laira. The line was intended to be operated by atmospheric power and an engine house to provide power was built behind the eastbound platform, although it was never brought into use. The two platform tracks were covered by wooden train sheds, an engine shed was built south of the line beyond the westbound platform, and a goods shed was erected between this platform and the River Dart which the line crossed on a viaduct just to the east of the platforms.
Totnes became the junction for the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway's line to Ashburton when it opened on 1 May 1872. The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876 and the Buckfastleigh company was absorbed in 1897. Trains were suspended on 21 and 22 May 1892 while the original 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge tracks were replaced by those of 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The engine shed was closed in 1904 although the turntable was retained for five more years.
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