| 词条 | Tarka Line |
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| name = Tarka Line | logo = Tarkalinelogo.jpg | logo_width = 120px | logo_alt = | image = Cowley Bridge 142009.jpg | image_alt = | caption = Crossing the Exe at Cowley Bridge | type = Community rail | system = National Rail | status = Open | locale = Devon, England | start = {{Stnlnk|Exeter St Davids}} {{coord|50.7291|-3.5438|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline|name=Exeter St Davids station}} | end = {{Stnlnk|Barnstaple}} {{coord|51.0740|-4.0635|type:railwaystation_region:GB|display=inline|name=Barnstaple station}} | stations = 13 | open = 1851–1854 | owner = Network Rail | operator = Great Western Railway | depot = Exeter TMD | stock = Class 143, 150 or 153 DMUs | linelength = {{convert|39|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} | tracks = 1 | gauge = {{RailGauge|sg|allk=on}} | old_gauge = {{RailGauge|84.25in|allk=on}} | minradius = | speed = | map = | map_state = collapsed }} The Tarka Line is a {{convert|39|mi|km|2|abbr=on}} railway line from Exeter to Barnstaple in Devon, England. The line follows the River Creedy, River Yeo and River Taw for some of its route. At Coleford Junction there is a branch to Okehampton known as the Dartmoor Railway. It takes its name from Henry Williamson's book Tarka the Otter. RouteCommunities served: Exeter – Newton St. Cyres – Crediton – Yeoford – Copplestone – Morchard Bishop – Lapford – Eggesford – King's Nympton – Umberleigh – Tawstock – BarnstapleParts of the line are single track, meaning that trains travelling in opposite directions must sometimes wait for each other. Collisions are prevented on these sections by requiring the train crew to be in possession of a physical token released from an electrically operated apparatus at a station under a system known as no signalller token remote working.[1] The full journey from Barnstaple to Exeter takes just over 1 hour, much the same as the journey time in a car. Beyond Barnstaple, the railway used to continue to Ilfracombe or Instow and Bideford. Part of the latter route is preserved as the Bideford & Instow Railway, while sections of both routes have been reopened as cycleways (rail trails) called the Tarka Trail. ServicesPassenger services on the line are operated by Great Western Railway using Class 143, Class 150 or Class 153 diesel multiple units. During the summer months a Sunday-only service operates (on behalf of Devon County Council) between Exeter Central and Okehampton. Passenger volumeThe majority of passengers travel to or from Barnstaple – about three times the number of all the other stations north of Exeter. Portsmouth Arms is the quietest station in Devon. Some of the smaller stations have seen a decline in passenger numbers during the last few years, although there have been significant increases at Umberleigh, Eggesford, and Copplestone and on the line overall. Comparing the year from April 2009 to that which started in April 2002, passenger numbers at Barnstaple have increased by 71%.[2] {{UKsta-u|{{UKsta-u A|stn=Newton St Cyres|u1=1,147|u2=702|u3=780|u4=889|u5=1,662|u6=1,868|u7=1,784|u8=2,774|u9=3,212|u10=2,252|u11=2,760|u12=2,510|u13=2,082|u14=2,940|u15=2,468}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Crediton|u1=21,607|u2=22,478|u3=22,550|u4=24,021|u5=27,422|u6=32,344|u7=36,784|u8=44,074|u9=48,978|u10=43,016|u11=50,342|u12=52,492|u13=55,112|u14=58,390|u15=56,006}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Yeoford|u1=7,993|u2=6,883|u3=6,848|u4=7,701|u5=7,445|u6=7,946|u7=10,504|u8=12,948|u9=14,164|u10=13,746|u11=15,588|u12=17,128|u13=16,450|u14=18,580|u15=18,156}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Copplestone|u1=1,231|u2=356|u3=1,090|u4=2,283|u5=4,563|u6=7,422|u7=8,164|u8=10,024|u9=12,682|u10=10,990|u11=14,058|u12=13,476|u13=12,304|u14=13,522|u15=15,262}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Morchard Road|u1=4,676|u2=3,442|u3=2,712|u4=2,341|u5=2,904|u6=4,170|u7=6,482|u8=8,834|u9=11,456|u10=11,494|u11=11,416|u12=11,822|u13=12,222|u14=13,210|u15=12,134}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Lapford|u1=4,912|u2=2,104|u3=1,658|u4=2,208|u5=1,967|u6=2,058|u7=1,878|u8=2,374|u9=2,062|u10=1,796|u11=2,354|u12=2,704|u13=2,252|u14=2,262|u15=1,498}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Eggesford|u1=11,430|u2=14,152|u3=16,009|u4=18,184|u5=18,658|u6=21,298|u7=22,858|u8=25,500|u9=26,902|u10=30,062|u11=26,160|u12=29,106|u13=29,920|u14=28,902|u15=31,628}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=King's Nympton|u1=4,013|u2=2,400|u3=1,781|u4=1,009|u5=1,033|u6=1,542|u7=1,984|u8=2,578|u9=3,006|u10=4,482|u11=3,748|u12=3,422|u13=5,758|u14=8,030|u15=6,640}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Portsmouth Arms|u1=614|u2=372|u3=510|u4=667|u5=1,012|u6=844|u7=676|u8=936|u9=884|u10=694|u11=844|u12=1,510|u13=756|u14=518|u15=444}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Umberleigh|u1=7,951|u2=8,301|u3=10,408|u4=12,564|u5=13,811|u6=16,256|u7=17,718|u8=19,808|u9=22,774|u10=31,454|u11=34,210|u12=37,609|u13=31,324|u14=37,076|u15=34,784}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Chapelton|u1=734|u2=472|u3=161|u4=120|u5=208|u6=176|u7=162|u8=190|u9=190|u10=258|u11=232|u12=192|u13=100|u14=566|u15=188}}{{UKsta-u A|stn=Barnstaple|u1=176,682|u2=194,474|u3=210,846|u4=238,082|u5=261,174|u6=283,920|u7=302,998|u8=342,328|u9=372,438|u10=382,186|u11=384,234|u12=427,394|u13=421,346|u14=443,450|u15=440,404}} }} Community rail{{Tarka Line}}Tarka Line is named after the otter in Henry Williamson's book Tarka the Otter which is set in the area. It is one of the railway lines supported by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership, an organisation formed in 1991 to promote railway services in the area. The line is promoted by many means such as regular timetable and scenic line guides, as well as leaflets highlighting leisure opportunities such as walking or visiting country pubs. The Tarka Line rail ale trail was launched in 2002, the first of several such schemes which encourages rail travellers to visit pubs near the line. The trail originally covered 16 pubs, and the number has risen and fallen over the years, but in 2016 is 18 pubs.[3][4][5] There are five pubs each in Exeter and four in Barnstaple, with one each at Newton St Cyres, Crediton, Yeoford, Copplestone, Morchard Road, Lapford, Eggesford, Portsmouth Arms, and Umberleigh. 5, 10 or 18 stamps collected in the Rail Ale Trail leaflet entitle the participant to claim special Tarka Line Rail Trail souvenir merchandise. Wessex Trains covered Class 150 2-car DMU number 150241 in coloured pictures promoting the line and named The Tarka Belle. It is still in service with Great Western Railway (Formerly First Great Western) but is currently in dynamic lines livery. The line was designated by the Department for Transport as a community rail line in September 2006. This aims to increase revenue and reduce costs. Among possible options are increasing the car parking at stations, looking at ways to increase the train frequency, and assisting the Dartmoor Railway to operate a connecting service between Yeoford and Okehampton. See also
References1. ^{{cite book|author=Gordon D. Webster|title=Signal Boxes and Semaphores: The Decline|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1BaKDQAAQBAJ&pg=PT88|date=15 November 2016|publisher=Amberley Publishing|isbn=978-1-4456-5618-2|pages=88}} {{refbegin}}2. ^{{cite web|title =Station Usage|work =Rail Statistics|publisher =Office of Rail Regulation| url=http://www.rail-reg.gov.uk/server/show/nav.1529|accessdate = 13 March 2009}} 3. ^{{cite news|last1=Falconer|first1=Kieran|title=All abroad the real ale train|url=http://www.express.co.uk/travel/articles/125458/All-abroad-the-real-ale-train|accessdate=18 July 2016|work=Express|date=6 September 2009}} 4. ^{{cite news|last1=Hancock|first1=Nick|title=Rail ale drinkers are back on right track|url=http://www.exeterexpressandecho.co.uk/rail-ale-drinkers-right-track/story-11842473-detail/story.html|accessdate=18 July 2016|work=Express and Echo|date=16 September 2009}}{{Dead link|date=June 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=no }} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Tarka Line Rail Ale Trail|url=http://greatscenicrailways.co.uk/great-days-out/rail-ale-trails/tarka-line-rail-ale-trail/|publisher=Great Scenic Railways|accessdate=18 July 2016}}
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