BARNSTAPLE [Barnstaple Junction]

11th October 2007

Opened in 1854 by the North Devon Railway, the station later became the junction for the LSWR lines to Halwill Junction and Ilfracombe. It is now the terminus of the branch from Exeter, operated by First Great Western. CRS code: BNP

General view of the station from the forecourt. 1st August 2007.	The two storey section of the station building appers to be semi-derelict. 1st August 2007.	The station building seen from the opposite end. 1st August 2007.	Window detail on the disused portion of the building. 1st August 2007.
A view of the station from LSWR days. (Picture courtesy of John Law).	A similar view of the station today. 1st August 2007.	The station before the car park was extended over the old trackbed. 13th June 2001. (Picture courtesy of John Lucas).	Booking hall interior. 1st August 2007.
View of the remaining platform from the buffer stops. 1st August 2007.	Platform awning bracket. 1st August 2007.	$Looking towards the present buffer stops and the site of the junction where the Ilfracombe and Torrington lines diverged. 1st August 2007.$ Looking towards the present buffer stops and the site of the junction where the Ilfracombe and Torrington lines diverged. 1st August 2007.	Platform view looking towards Exeter. 1st August 2007.
The second, disused platform. 1st August 2007.