The Dartmoor Line partners were delighted on Friday to have won the Major Project category at the Railway Innovation Awards 2022. Representatives from Network Rail, Great Western Railway and the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership were presented with the award by Philip Sherratt, editor of Modern Railways magazine. More ➔ “Dartmoor Line wins national Railway Innovation Award”
The Dartmoor Line has been shortlisted for a national Railway Innovation Award following the restoration of regular passenger services on the line after nearly 50 years. Thanks to amazing partnership working, the line between Exeter, Crediton and Okehampton now has an hourly service, seven days a week, all year round. More ➔ “Dartmoor Line shortlisted for national Railway Innovation Award”
The 118 bus between Tavistock, Brentor, Lydford and Okehampton calls at Okehampton station every other hour, timed with trains (Mon-Sat, some Sunday buses too).Bus times | Train times End-to-end journey planner (train and bus)Live bus tracker mapThe Rail Link bus service provides joined-up public transport options for passengers along the 118 bus route between Tavistock and Okehampton, seven days a week. More ➔ “118 Rail Link bus for Okehampton station”
From this Sunday (15 May), services on the popular Dartmoor Line will be doubled – giving passengers travelling between Exeter and Okehampton the option to travel more frequently with hourly trains. The line reopened last November, restoring a regular, year-round service for the first time in almost 50 years and is part of the Government’s £500 million manifesto commitment to ‘Restore Your Railways.’ More ➔ “Restoring your Railway: Passengers to see Dartmoor Line services doubled”
There’s a wide range of kit being used to upgrade the Dartmoor Line ready for its upcoming hourly train service. Get a glimpse of some of the clever technology being deployed in these short videos courtesy of Network Rail.The auto-ballaster train, shown above, allows spoil to be loaded onto the back of the train on a single track line and move the spoil to the front of the train. More ➔ “Behind the scenes videos”
After an introductory phase of free use, the Pay & Display equipment for the car park at Okehampton station has now become active as of 21 April 2022.The car park is equipped with ANPR (automatic number plate recognition) equipment. This requires users to purchase a valid parking ticket for the duration of their stay.Parking More ➔ “Car park charges at Okehampton station”
Network Rail is set to begin 15 days of engineering upgrades on the Dartmoor Line in preparation for the introduction of hourly services.Next week, from Monday 25 April until the early hours of Tuesday 10 May, Network Rail engineers will be upgrading parts of the 14-mile stretch of Dartmoor Line which currently carries two-hourly Great Western Railway (GWR) passenger services between Okehampton and Exeter.Along More ➔ “Dartmoor Line set for upgrade in preparation for start of hourly services”
Track bed and drainage improvements on the Dartmoor Line will affect train services between Exeter and Okehampton from Monday 25 April to Monday 9 May. This work is essential to the introduction of hourly services on the Dartmoor Line. Monday 25 April – Monday 9 MayTrains will continue to run between Exeter and Barnstaple. More ➔ “Upgrade work 25 April to 9 May to enable hourly service”
Replacement bus services will be in place on both the Dartmoor Line (Crediton-Okehampton) and Tarka Line (Crediton-Barnstaple) during February half-term to allow Network Rail to complete bridge repair work near Penstone. Trains will continue to run between Exeter and Crediton for most of the day. More ➔ “Replacement buses from 19th to 27th February to enable bridge repair”