Marsh Barton Railway Station Exeter - Construction

[REVUpminster]

Someone has pulled the funding for Edgingswell, pointless station anyway. Platform 2 extension has been worked on for weeks now and all contractors on site, a quick look to the site and thats obvious. None of what you quote is actually in the hands of GWR?


Just what I was told by a manager in conversation.

Has the red building gone at Exeter? I am sure it was still there three weeks ago. Hundreds of house have been built to the north of Edginswell; hundreds to be built south west of the station. What has happened to the funding? Maybe because it is now not enough because of the delay. Torquay is the third largest town (67,800) behind Plymouth and Exeter and building right up to the border of Teignbridge.

 

[Ashley Hill]

Has the red building gone at Exeter?

Not yet.

 

[Train Maniac]

Form an orderly queue please. All stations officially announced to open in 'Early 2023' please wait in line until called forward to the counter. Portway Park & Ride, Reading Green Park, Marsh Barton, Thanet Parkway, Headbolt Lane and Brent Cross West, I'm looking at you all. Dear Brent Cross West, you are station number 6 in the opening list, your opening is important to us, please stay on the line until one of our agents is available.

HAHAHAHA Brilliant!

I wonder if they will all open in a row? (Consecutive days / weeks)
That would be a pretty fun adventure actually, seeing how quickly you can visit them all. Ah. Be right back....

 

[fgwrich]

HAHAHAHA Brilliant!

I wonder if they will all open in a row? (Consecutive days / weeks)
That would be a pretty fun adventure actually, seeing how quickly you can visit them all. Ah. Be right back....

Surprisingly 3 for one TOC - has that ever happened before? 3 New stations in 1 month for 1 TOC (barring new lines like the Borders / Ebbw etc).

 

[RPI]

Has the red building gone at Exeter? I am sure it was still there three weeks ago. Hundreds of house have been built to the north of Edginswell; hundreds to be built south west of the station. What has happened to the funding? Maybe because it is now not enough because of the delay. Torquay is the third largest town (67,800) behind Plymouth and Exeter and building right up to the border of Teignbridge.

The demolition of the buildings is all part of the work for extending platform 2, the former traincrew building has been demolished, the site of that cleared, over the past few weeks tons of materials and equipment has been delivered and is on the site of the former staff car park, its all work on platform 2.

 

[Dan G]

Someone has pulled the funding for Edgingswell, pointless station anyway. Platform 2 extension has been worked on for weeks now and all contractors on site, a quick look to the site and thats obvious. None of what you quote is actually in the hands of GWR?


Just what I was told by a manager in conversation.

Did the manager mention a reason for the Marsh Barton station opening delay?

 

[TT-ONR-NRN]

Form an orderly queue please. All stations officially announced to open in 'Early 2023' please wait in line until called forward to the counter. Portway Park & Ride, Reading Green Park, Marsh Barton, Thanet Parkway, Headbolt Lane and Brent Cross West, I'm looking at you all. Dear Brent Cross West, you are station number 6 in the opening list, your opening is important to us, please stay on the line until one of our agents is available.

Don't forget the dodgy jazz music!

 

[Ashley Hill]

There had been reports of people on one of the platforms yesterday. Having visited the station this morning all the gates were secure and fencing intact. Weird hearing the “ding dong fast train approaching” announcements and they are surprisingly loud.

 

[InOban]

Don't forget the dodgy jazz music!

Perhaps Vivaldi's Four Seasons would be more appropriate.

 

[Dan G]

You've reminded me to post the photos I took recently!

It does look like NR/GWR are waiting for the "gardening" to be finished, restoring the works compound back to grass and doing other landscaping. There's also a lot of work going on with a culvert next to the canal; I don't know if the work is related to the station but it's using the same works entrance.

 

[ExRes]

An update from the advert infested Devon Live, the opening date is yet to be set because of work still in progress on the periphery of the site and on the access roads, Devon County Council said that work had been completed with independent assessments still to be carried out before opening "We are yet to receive confirmation of when this process will be concluded"

 

[Dan G]

https://www.devonlive.com/news/devon-news/exeters-marsh-barton-train-station-8491792 is the link to the story.

You really have to wonder why the culvert works weren't scheduled at the same time as the station build. The compound restoration and landscaping have been complete for weeks now.

 

[Apedlar12]

I was told by someone a few days ago that it could be opening this Saturday (17th June) but I don't know what/who their source was...

 

[Baxenden Bank]

I was told by someone a few days ago that it could be opening this Saturday (17th June) but I don't know what/who their source was...

June was mentioned previously. Realtime trains does not show that yet, still 'service stop unadvertised' until July, but that status can be altered at short notice.

 

[Dan G]

Lots of progress installing the new flood culvert, which is now in place and buried. The containers for storage and welfare for that work are in laybys on the station carpark road, so the work must be connected.



The culvert yesterday (Friday), with Marsh Barton station beyond. Still a fair bit to do.

 

[Future]

Believe the road closure there is in place until the 24th June, so I’d make an educated guess it’d open after that

 

[ollyexe2808]

Believe the road closure there is in place until the 24th June, so I’d make an educated guess it’d open after that

Agreed - also the current temporary access route is also having work done to it next week I think, to reinstate it as a shared footpath/cycle way. So sounds like next weekend would be the earliest time it opens....but all conjecture at this point!

GWR sound like they are announcing opening date of MB at 10:00 this morning.

 

[Future]

Agreed - also the current temporary access route is also having work done to it next week I think, to reinstate it as a shared footpath/cycle way. So sounds like next weekend would be the earliest time it opens....but all conjecture at this point!

GWR sound like they are announcing opening date of MB at 10:00 this morning.

https://twitter.com/gwrhelp/status/1671412921203585024

 

[michael74]

https://twitter.com/gwrhelp/status/1671412921203585024

Good stuff, my car is due a service near there, save being stuck on the industrial estate. (will also mean having some PIS codes that actually work or not having to continually skipping it....)

 

[mangyiscute]

Officially opening on Tuesday 4th July: https://twitter.com/GWRHelp/status/1671442758526017538

 

[Kite159]

Tuesday seems an odd day to open the station, but good to see it's opening

 

[Class172]

Excellent news. I won't be in the area on the opening day but it's only a matter of time before I make an inaugural visit to the station Double Locks.

 

[Baxenden Bank]

Tuesday seems an odd day to open the station, but good to see it's opening

Perhaps @Cowley has other things planned for the Monday so couldn't perform the honours (cutting the ribbon with big scissors).

 

[Cowley]

Perhaps @Cowley has other things planned for the Monday so couldn't perform the honours (cutting the ribbon with big scissors).

Mine usually have wallpaper paste on them, that’s why they don’t ask me these days.

 

[SJ21]

(will also mean having some PIS codes that actually work

It is in Train FX already (the system used on the train). Was on a train last week which showed Marsh Barton as a calling point. Tried to get a photo but the refresh rate on the PIS displays is not good.

 

[michael74]

It is in Train FX already (the system used on the train). Was on a train last week which showed Marsh Barton as a calling point. Tried to get a photo but the refresh rate on the PIS displays is not good.

Yes I know, I still had a couple of "route aborted" when I entered the PIS into Doris. When you skip the station of the FX generally it won't remove the station off the PIS screen untill the next station.

 

[73128]

Official opening is I believe on Monday (3rd)

 

[Wolvercoter]

Clapperbrook Lane East has reopened.

 

[Dan G]

Anyone know the timetable for the station?

 

[Freightmaster]

Anyone know the timetable for the station?

Here you go:

Realtime Trains | Departures from Marsh Barton all day on 04/07/2023

Train information at Marsh Barton all day on 04/07/2023. From Realtime Trains, an independent source of train running info for Great Britain.

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