Morchard Road railway station
Morchard Road railway station is located in the village of Down St Mary in Devon, England. It is named after the village of Morchard Bishop which lies a few miles to the north-east. It is on the Tarka Line to, from at milepost 187.5 from. The station and trains are operated by Great Western Railway.
History
The station was opened with the North Devon Railway on 1 August 1854. It had a passing loop but no signal box until 1 October 1873. The main building, including a house for the station master, was on the platform used by trains going north towards Barnstaple while the 12-lever wooden signal box and a stone waiting shelter were provided on the other platform. There were two sidings on the north end of the Barnstaple platform. Another siding at the south end of the platform was used when two long trains needed to pass.The goods yard was closed on 30 December 1963 and the passing loop removed when the signal box was closed on 6 March 1964. Since 12 September 1965 it has been unstaffed.