St James Park railway station


St James Park railway station is a suburban railway station in Exeter, Devon, England. It is down the line from. The station is adjacent to the Exeter City football ground. Great Western Railway manage the station and operate the train services.

History

A small station named Lion's Holt Halt was opened in the cutting west of Blackboy Tunnel on 26 January 1906. was opened at the same time to the east of the tunnel but was closed in 1928.
The name of Lion's Holt was changed to "St James Park" on 7 October 1946, the name of the Exeter City F.C. football ground, which is next to the station. The club has adopted the station under the community railways scheme and contributes to its upkeep.

Description

There are two platforms. The Exeter-bound Platform 1 is about in length. Platform 2 is very short and can only be served by a one or two coach train. Longer trains must use selective door opening or single door opening. Plans were announced in May 2019 to extend Platform 2 to fit two coach trains, with works proposed to begin in Spring 2020.

Services

services between and call at St James Park. Beyond St Davids they generally continue on the Riviera Line to. Tarka line services from terminate at St James Park, reversing in the siding at Exmouth Junction before returning. During the summer some Sunday trains are provided through to.
South Western Railway services between and Exeter St Davids pass through the station but do not stop; passengers for and stations to Waterloo have to change at Exeter Central.