Extra trains running on the Exmouth Line from the beginning of the GWR summer timetable. which not only restores the service to pre-pandemic levels, but adds two additional evening trains each way leaving Exeter Central at 1916 and 2122.
Avocet line Class 166 at Exeter Central on the way to Paignton
This follows a request, just over two years ago, by the Avocet Line Rail Users Group (ALRUG), for a half hourly evening service on the line. Mike Reddaway, Chairman of ALRUG, explains, “Trains between Exeter and Exmouth run every half an hour during the day, which is all that can be managed on the single track line. In the evenings there was only an hourly service, which could mean a long wait on an Exeter platform for passengers returning from London or elsewhere”.
Avocet line Class 150 at Exeter Central on the way to Paignton
“Before the pandemic we celebrated the success of a long campaign to get a half hourly Sunday train service on our line. However, local people were still unhappy with poor connections with long distance trains, especially in the evening – so we asked the train company if they could fix it with more evening trains. I’m pleased that they have and we will now get a half hourly service through till 10pm, with a couple of later trains too. This will be a great improvement for people wanting a night out in Exeter as well.”
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