It is on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple, 14 miles 37 chains (23.3 km) from Exeter Central at milepost 185.75 from London Waterloo.

Ten years later the line from Copplestone to Yeoford was doubled, the second track being ready for use on 4 November 1883.

The signalman was imprisoned for a month after admitting causing the accident during a lapse of concentration.

Ten years later the line from Copplestone to Yeoford was doubled, the second track being ready for use on 4 November 1883.

There is generally one train per hour in each direction between Barnstaple and Exeter Central but a very small number of services continue to or from other routes in East Devon on weekdays.