St Budeaux Victoria Road railway station

For the station on the Cornish Main Line, see St Budeaux Ferry Road railway station.

St Budeaux Victoria Road
General information
Location	St Budeaux, Plymouth England
Coordinates	50°24′07″N4°11′17″W / 50.402°N 4.188°W / 50.402; -4.188
Grid reference	SX446581
Managed by	Great Western Railway
Platforms	1
Other information
Station code	SBV
Classification	DfT category F2
History
Opened	1890
Passengers
2019/20	8,928

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
Bere Ferrers towards Gunnislake		Great Western Railway Tamar Valley Line		Keyham towards Plymouth

Signalling

Trains heading towards Bere Alston must collect the branch train staff from a secure cabinet on the platform before proceeding, as the line is operated on the one train working system with only a single unit allowed on the branch at a time. Conversely, the staff has to be returned to the cabinet by the driver on the return journey before the unit can leave the branch and return to Plymouth. ^[5] This operation was shown in an episode of the Channel 5 documentary series "The Railway - First Great Western" in October 2013.^{[ citation needed ]}

Community railway

The Tamar Valley Line is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. Two pubs on the banks of the River Tamar at St Budeaux are part of the Tamar Valley Line rail ale trail, which is designed to promote the use of the line. The line was part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover network of integrated bus and rail routes. ^[6]

See also

• Exeter to Plymouth railway of the LSWR

References

1. Cheesman, AJ (1967). The Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway. Blandford Forum: Oakwood Press.
2. Crombleholme, Roger; Gibson, Bryan; Stickey, Douglas; Whetmath, CFD (1967). Callington Railways. Brackenll: Forge Books.
3. Oakley, Mike (2007). Devon Railway Stations. Wimbourne: The Dovecote Press. ISBN   978-1-904349-55-6.
4. Table 140 National Rail timetable, May 2025
5. Fenton, Mike (5 May 2017). "Branch line Focus: Rails to Gunnislake". The Railway Magazine. Mortons Media Group Ltd. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
6. Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership (2006), Tamar Valley Line Rail Ale Trail

Further reading

• Mosley, Brian (14 July 2006). "St Budeaux Victoria Road Station". Encyclopedia of Plymouth History. Plymouth Data. Archived from the original on 17 May 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2015.