It is 234 miles 27 chains (234.34 mi; 377.1 km) down the line from the zero point at London Paddington, measured via Box.

The building was situated on the north side of the track, immediately to the west of Ivybridge Viaduct.

[5][6] A new station costing £380,000 was opened east of the viaduct on 15 July 1994 by British Rail under the Regional Railways sector.

The afternoon service was gradually reduced until by September 1999[9] only 7 trains ran to Plymouth and 9 return.

When First Great Western proposed their new Winter 2006 service, there were many complaints as it would have seen a drastic reduction in trains calling at Ivybridge.