A new heritage GWR sign, called a “running-in board”, has been installed at Torre station to mark 175 years of trains to Torbay. Torre was Torbay’s first station and opened, called Torquay, with the line from Newton Abbot on 18 December 1848.The Read more
A new promotion has been launched to encourage people from near and far to visit local pubs by train.
The Salisbury – Exeter Rail Ale Trail includes 19 pubs along the railway that links the two cities, all of them within easy reach of the stations in the towns and villages it serves. Read more
We’ve produced an infographic of 2023/24 to show our impact: from the numbers that tell our story to our latest case studies and awards.
It features projects such as the Looe Pirate Trail, marketing the launch of Pay As You Go ticketing in Cornwall, and our growing presence on TikTok (with 30,000 followers and counting). Read more
New history boards have been installed at Devonport, Dockyard and Keyham stations as part of a partnership between the Dockyard and the Railway aimed at encouraging more Dockyard employees to commute by train.
We've helped make the Devon & Cornwall Railcard the first regional railcard in the UK to be available as a digital product.
Local residents can now either store the railcard on their phone, order a physical railcard online and have it posted to them, or head to their local station ticket office to buy the railcard in the traditional way. Read more.
Passengers using or passing through Whimple station on the East Devon Line, the western part of South Western Railway’s Waterloo-Exeter route, will see a bright “Welcome to Whimple” artwork at the Exeter end of the station.The sign is the result of work by pupils at the adjacent Whimple Primary School in a project organised and led by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership with the support of South Western Railway. Read more
in a project led by the Friends of Honiton Station, attractive new artwork has been installed on the inside of the station’s footbridge and a shed on Platform 1. In addition, an illustrated town map has been placed in the station forecourt. Read more
Okehampton station has won another award, scooping the Community Award at the National Railway Heritage Awards in a ceremony held in the City of London last Wednesday.
The award was for the heritage restoration of the main station building which was part of the overall Dartmoor Line reopening work. Read more
This August marks the 160th anniversary of trains to Falmouth and 30 years since the Friends of Penmere Station, the volunteer group who look after the Falmouth station, was established.To mark their anniversary, the Friends are holding a Gala Open Day in the station car park on Saturday 26 August between 10 AM and 5 PM.On Read more
Marsh Barton station is now open – becoming Exeter’s ninth railway station.
A special ceremony was held yesterday at the station attended by Transport Secretary, Mark Harper, in advance of the start of passenger services today (Tuesday 4th July 2023).
Opening the station with Mark Harper was Ben Roberts-Mitchell (pictured centre of front row), a local resident who despite having a rare genetic condition has been enthusiastically watching as the station construction progressed. Read more
The Devon & Cornwall Railcard has become the first regional railcard in the UK to go digital.
Residents in Devon and Cornwall, aged 16 or over, can now purchase the railcard, download it to their phone and use it to save up to a 1/3 on standard class rail fares. Read more
For the first time in more than a decade, Music Trains will return to the Tamar Valley Line this month (June).There will be two Music Trains – one on Friday 16, the second two weeks later on Friday 30 June. On Friday 16 June, The Kit Hillbillies will be playing good time bluegrass and acoustic roots music on the 17 33 train from Gunnislake to Plymouth and the 18 38 train from Plymouth to Gunnislake.On Read more
Did you know? You can now turn a Sunday trip from Plymouth on the scenic Tamar Valley Line into a Dartmoor day out. It’s thanks to a new bus service linking Gunnislake railway station, Tavistock and Princetown on Summer Sundays from 28 May to 24 September 2023. Read more
Carnet tickets on the Tamar Valley Line are currently half price thanks to a special offer.
What is a carnet?
Carnets are books of five Anytime Day Return tickets. They are valid on any day on any train until 30 June 2023. Read more
Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership and GWR staff got ‘decked out’ as pirates at Plymouth station this week to launch a themed treasure hunt to inspire families to visit Looe by train.
Looe Pirate Trail starts today (Monday 3rd April 2023) and invites swashbuckling youngsters to “find the crew lost in Looe”. Read more
A large new namesign and garden has been installed at Pinhoe station.The sign and garden have been installed by Network Rail Western Route for the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, working with Pinhoe Community Hub, the station adopters.Bradford’s have supplied the bark chippings for the garden free of charge and plants have been funded by Pinhoe Community Hub, thanks to a grant from South Western Railway, and the Rail Partnership. Read more
Project partners, funders and former railway staff gathered at Okehampton station today to mark the completion of the station heritage restoration project, part of the overall Dartmoor Line reopening work.
Former train driver and County Councillor Richard Westlake cut a ribbon to open the heritage display in the old booking office. Read more
On Saturday 24th September, Okehampton station will be the setting for Destination Dartmoor, an event celebrating the history of the railway and Dartmoor through film, photography and art.
Running from 10 00 until 16 30, the event will feature a number of pop up events throughout the day as well as guided walks from the station. Read more
Hollywood came to Barnstaple last week at the film premiere of four new promotional videos showing how easy it is to explore North Devon by train and bus.
The films highlight the easy onward bus connections at Barnstaple railway station to destinations including Ilfracombe, Instow, Bideford and Lynton. Read more
At the national Community Rail Awards, held in Southampton on Thursday 9th December, the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, GWR and Network Rail won the ‘Best Communications’ category for their work to inform people about the reopening of the Okehampton-Exeter line and to involve the community. Read more