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    The Avocet Line is the railway line in Devon, England connecting Exeter with Exmouth. It was originally built by the London and South Western Railway...
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    Digby and Sowton railway station is on the Avocet Line in Devon, England. A small station known as Clyst St Mary and Digby Halt was opened by the London...
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    services operate on the Avocet Line to Exmouth, the Riviera Line to Paignton, the Tarka Line to Barnstaple and Dartmoor Line to Okehampton. It is managed...
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    metres. Avocet Line services between Exmouth and Exeter St Davids call at St James Park. Beyond St Davids they generally continue on the Riviera Line to Paignton...
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    further west. In December 2020, they began operating on the Riviera Line and Avocet Line following the retirement of the Class 143 units. The transfer of...
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    Exmouth along the Avocet Line. On Sundays, a more restricted service operates, most of which terminate at Exeter. Other services on the line include Great...
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    car park which can fit a handful of cars. About half the trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Polsloe Bridge...
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    Commando railway station serves the Lympstone Commando Camp on the Avocet Line, a branch line between Exeter and Exmouth in Devon, England. Whilst signs on...
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    The American avocet (Recurvirostra americana) is a large wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae, found in North America. It spends much...
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    Railway on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids (from where they continue to Paignton), which run half-hourly; on the Tarka Line from Exeter...
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    both platforms. Both platforms have step-free access. All trains on the Avocet Line from Exmouth to Exeter St Davids and Paignton call at Topsham. Connections...
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    New East Devon line station at Cranbrook. The briefing also included longer term plans, including: Increased frequency on the Avocet line to 4tph, reliant...
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    Papers. 30 June 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2023. "History of the Avocet Line". Avocet Line Rail Users Group. Archived from the original on 8 December 2013...
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    The West of England line (also known as the West of England Main Line) is a British railway line from Basingstoke, Hampshire, to Exeter St Davids in Devon...
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    of Exeter St Davids, the terminus of the Avocet Line (which branches off from the West of England Main Line after Exeter Central). The station is managed...
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    Newcourt railway station is the newest railway station on the Avocet Line, serving the Newcourt area of Exeter, United Kingdom. The station is sited between...
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    The pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) is a large black and white wader in the avocet and stilt family, Recurvirostridae. They breed in temperate Europe...
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    railway station, about midway on the branch line from Exeter Central to Exmouth, now called the Avocet Line. 2011 saw the 150th anniversary of the railway...
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    on the Riviera Line to and from Paignton which then generally continue east of Exeter St Davids to and from Exmouth along the Avocet Line. A few other services...
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    provides services on the West of England Main Line. It is 168 miles 44 chains (271.3 km) down the line from London Waterloo. The LSWR opened its Exeter...
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    both sides of the estuary. The Avocet Line from Exeter to Exmouth on the eastern side, and the South Devon main line on the western. The latter is on...
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    specialists. CTCRM is served by Lympstone Commando railway station on the "Avocet Line". CTCRM is the home of Lympstone Division Royal Marines Volunteer Cadet...
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    The Tarka Line, also known as the North Devon Line, is a local railway line in Devon, England, linking the city of Exeter with the town of Barnstaple...
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    Its survival prompted questions as to why the line should remain open when others, such as the Avocet Line which saw far more traffic, were proposed for...
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    branch lines in Devon. This includes the Avocet Line/Riviera Line between Exmouth and Paignton plus the Tarka Line between Barnstaple and Exeter Central...
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    hourly local rail service now extended from the Avocet Line across Exeter to include the Riviera Line. Exeter Airport is the only passenger airport in...
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    Taunton services, the Golden Valley Line, the Heart of Wessex Line and also some services on the Wessex Main Line as far as Warminster and Southampton...
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    football matches and other local events. Lympstone has rail services on the Avocet Line to Exmouth and Exeter from Lympstone Village railway station. It is known...
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    survived include the Settle-Carlisle line, Ipswich–Lowestoft, the Hope Valley line, the Buxton line, the Avocet line, Ayr–Stranraer, Glasgow–Kilmarnock...
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    service is provided along the Riviera Line to and from Exeter St Davids, most of which continue on the Avocet Line through Exeter Central to and from Exmouth...
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