Feniton railway station

Feniton railway station serves the village of Feniton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1860 but is now operated by South Western Railway which provides services on the West of England Main Line running from London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids.It has been known by several different names, but from 1874 to 1967 it was Sidmouth Junction while it was the junction for branch lines to and through to.HistoryThe station was designed by William Tite and was opened by the LSWR on 19 July 1860, along with its Exeter Extension from to Exeter Queen Street. It was named "Feniton" after the nearest village, but less than a year later it was renamed (on 1 July 1861) as "Ottery and Sidmouth Road". In February 1868 this was changed again to "Feniton for Ottery St Mary". On 6 July 1874 a branch line to was opened and the station changed its name once more to become "Sidmouth Junction", a name that it managed to retain for more than 90 years.On 1 May 1897 a new line to was opened and this was extended on 1 June 1903 to. Although the junction for this line was at, Sidmouth Junction was the de facto junction as it was situated on the London main line. A third platform was provided to accommodate branch line trains; this was a terminal bay at the Yeovil end of the westbound platform. It was on this platform that the main two-storey building was situated.