At the moment there is an hourly service through the middle of the day which does not serve Newton St Cyres, Lapford, Kings Nympton (apart from a couple of exceptions), Morchard Road and Chapelton, and the demand at these stations is a fraction of that of the remainder of the line. This pattern was introduced recently and has led to a huge increase in passenger numbers. It is not possible to (reliably) fit stops at these stations in to the hourly pattern, so they are served in the morning and evening only. If they were closed it would be possible to extend the hourly service without additional infrastructure or rolling stock, but it is simply not politically correct to propose any station closures anywhere in the current climate. The "eleven stations" thing is probably a misquotation by our friends in the media.