General information | |||||
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Location | Paignton, Torbay England | ||||
Coordinates | 50°26′06″N 3°33′54″W / 50.435°N 3.565°W | ||||
Grid reference | SX889605 | ||||
Managed by | Great Western Railway | ||||
Platforms | 2 National Rail, 1 Heritage Railway | ||||
Other information | |||||
Station code | PGN | ||||
Classification | DfT category C2 | ||||
History | |||||
Original company | Dartmouth and Torbay Railway | ||||
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
Key dates | |||||
Opened | 1859 | ||||
Passengers | |||||
2019/20 | 0.632 million | ||||
2020/21 | 0.238 million | ||||
2021/22 | 0.578 million | ||||
2022/23 | 0.636 million | ||||
2023/24 | 0.651 million | ||||
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Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains (358 km) from London Paddington, via Box.[1] It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line services from Exeter and heritage services on the Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear.