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Digby and Sowton railway station
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| Digby and Sowton | |||
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| Location | |||
| Place | Devon | ||
| Local authority | Exeter | ||
| Operations | |||
| Station code | DIG | ||
| Managed by | First Great Western | ||
| Platforms in use | 1 | ||
| Live departures and station information from National Rail | |||
| Annual Passenger Usage | |||
| 2004/05 ** | 0.028 million | ||
| History | |||
| Key dates | Opened May 1994 | ||
| National Rail - UK railway stations | |||
| Annual passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Digby and Sowton. | |||
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Digby and Sowton railway station is the most recently opened railway station on the Avocet Line in Devon, opening 23 May 1994. The station is unstaffed, however it is expected that a ticket machine will be installed shortly as the station will become part of a new Penalty Fare Zone
The station serves the Sowton Industrial Estate and the housing estates around the former Digby Hospital. The station is often vandalised as it is not visible from nearby roads and is accessed by a long foot and cycle path. CCTV has now been installed in an attempt to tackle this problem. The station was operated by Wessex Trains, until 31st March 2006 with First Great Western taking over
The station has been criticised for its location being a compromise between serving the industrial estate of Sowton and the retail development at Digby. By doing so, it has ended up as not being particularly close to either, resulting in a substantial walk to either location, which lie in opposite directions.
- Train times and station information for Digby and Sowton railway station from National Rail
- Map and aerial photo of Digby and Sowton railway station from Multimap.com
| Preceding station | National Rail | Following station | ||
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| Polsloe Bridge | First Great Western Exmouth-Exeter |
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