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Demand on revived Dartmoor Line set to rise once Okehampton interchange opens

Rhodri Clark
16 October 2025
Okehampton Interchange construction is underway
Okehampton Interchange construction is underway
 

The Dartmoor Line exceeded passenger forecasts for the first two years since its reopening in November 2021, but has fallen short in more recent periods, according to an evaluation released last month by the DfT.

Despite the line’s rural nature, the evaluation found that it generates an operating surplus, rather than requiring a subsidy. There was also evidence of modal shift, from the car in particular.

The Dartmoor Line to Okehampton diverges from the Exeter-Barnstaple route at Crediton...

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Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority
Huntingdon–Peterborough
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