Okehampton Interchange railway station
Proposed railway station in Devon, England
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Okehampton Interchange (formerly known as Okehampton Parkway) is a railway station under construction in Okehampton on the Dartmoor Line. The station is planned as part of the Devon Metro and has been described as a priority station.[1] The station is to be sited off Exeter Road, by the Business Park and close to the junction with the A30, in the Stockley Hamlet area of Okehampton. Its location would also allow it to serve 900 new homes that are to be built nearby. [2][3]
England
Okehampton Interchange  | |||||
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| General information | |||||
| Location | Okehampton, West Devon, Devon England | ||||
| Coordinates | 50.7433933°N 3.976171°W | ||||
| Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Key dates | |||||
| 2026 | planned opening | ||||
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Following the Government announcing the reopening of some of the rail lines that were closed in the 1960s and 1970s, the line through the site was proposed for a new intermediate station between Okehampton and Crediton. Devon County Council purchased a site for a new station.[4]
History
Devon County Council said in January 2018 that it was looking at options for a new Okehampton Parkway station from which regular services to Exeter could operate.[5] By April 2018 there were two preferred options for this new station:
- a double-sided platform with a through platform and a bay platform, or
- a single-sided platform on the south side of the railway with staggered faces.
Exeter-bound trains could use the through platform on the north side, and the heritage Dartmoor Railway would use the bay platform;[6] however the Dartmoor Railway ceased operations in 2020.
The railway between Okehampton and Exeter reopened on 20 November 2021 as the Dartmoor Line.
Plans and funding were announced for a "West Devon Transport Hub" east of Okehampton in November 2023. The station was planned to have one platform, a lift, and parking for 200 cars.[7] The station name was announced in May 2024 to be Okehampton Interchange.[8] Funding was approved by the Government in June 2024 as part of the Levelling Up Project and the station is expected to be opened in summer 2026.[9] Ground preparation work started towards the end of 2024 and construction work started in February 2025.[10][11]
| Future service | ||||
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| Preceding station |  National Rail |
Following station | ||
| Okehampton Terminus |
Great Western Railway | Crediton towards Exeter Central | ||
