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191:Pre-grouping
169:DfT category
157:Station code
29:
1537:Plym Bridge
1532:Marsh Mills
1339:Avocet Line
1243:Copplestone
1094:Bere Alston
937:Train times
545:Copplestone
466:Description
107: /
83:Coordinates
1592:Categories
1325:Okehampton
1283:Barnstaple
1273:Umberleigh
1210:Tarka Line
1166:Teignmouth
1037:Teignmouth
918:3 December
651:References
645:Tarka Line
603:signal box
597:Signalling
536:Tarka Line
492:Barnstaple
476:Okehampton
472:Barnstaple
456:FirstGroup
442:and south
413:Okehampton
357:Barnstaple
353:Tarka Line
224:Passengers
134:Managed by
92:50°46′37″N
1572:Staverton
1494:Kingswear
1459:Axminster
1439:Cranbrook
1278:Chapelton
1258:Eggesford
1181:Starcross
1119:Devonport
1052:Starcross
1022:Ivybridge
1012:Devonport
869:6 January
211:Key dates
144:Platforms
95:3°43′34″W
75:Mid Devon
1514:Paignton
1504:Churston
1372:Newcourt
1320:Crediton
1233:Crediton
1146:Paignton
1124:Plymouth
1114:Dockyard
1017:Plymouth
1007:Dockyard
622:Neopardy
616:Penstone
567:Crediton
523:Crediton
482:Services
405:Plymouth
397:Coleford
127:SX783988
67:Location
1454:Honiton
1449:Feniton
1444:Whimple
1397:Exmouth
1377:Topsham
1253:Lapford
1238:Yeoford
1171:Dawlish
1151:Torquay
1042:Dawlish
801:16 July
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371:History
345:Yeoford
285:2022/23
272:2021/22
259:2020/21
246:2019/20
233:2018/19
176:History
78:England
71:Yeoford
38:Yeoford
1560:Totnes
1434:Pinhoe
1109:Keyham
1027:Totnes
1002:Keyham
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293:21,902
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254:17,236
241:17,116
216:Opened
1382:Exton
1156:Torre
860:(PDF)
444:Wales
349:Devon
319:Notes
267:7,884
939:and
920:2021
871:2022
837:ISBN
803:2009
725:ISBN
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450:and
219:1857
589:Bow
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160:YEO
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