Tarka Line

Tags: Railway Line.

The Tarka Line (named after the animal hero in Henry Williamson’s book Tarka the Otter) is a 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 which has recently reopened to passenger trains as the Dartmoor Railway.

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is part of

National Rail

line length (μ)

62764.4

location

Devon, England

number of stations

13

number of tracks

1

opening year

1851-01-01T00:00:00+02:00

operated by

First Great Western

owner

Network Rail

railway rolling stock

British Rail Class 143, British Rail Class 153, British Rail Class 150

type

Community rail

latitude

50.7291

longitude

-3.5438