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Edginswell railway station is a proposed station in the Edginswell area of
Torquay Torquay ( ) is a seaside town in Devon, England, part of the unitary authority area of Torbay. It lies south of the county town of Exeter and east-north-east of Plymouth, on the north of Tor Bay, adjoining the neighbouring town of Paig ...
,
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. The station would be located on the
Riviera Line The Riviera Line is the railway between the city of Exeter, towns Dawlish and Teignmouth, and the ''English Riviera'' resorts of Torbay in Devon, England. Its tracks are shared with the Exeter to Plymouth Line along the South Devon sea wall. ...
between
Newton Abbot Newton Abbot is a market town and civil parish on the River Teign in the Teignbridge District of Devon, England. Its 2011 population of 24,029 was estimated to reach 26,655 in 2019. It grew rapidly in the Victorian era as the home of the So ...
and Torre stations. Torquay Gateway will be the location of employment and housing development and the new station will support this development. The station would also serve
Torbay Hospital Torbay Hospital is the main hospital of South Devon, England. It is managed by the Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust. History The hospital was founded as the Torbay Hospital, Provident Dispensary and Eye Infirmary in 1844. Constructi ...
, The Willows retail park and the Torquay Gateway development area.


Proposals and funding

Torbay Council approved plans on 27 November 2016 for the construction of a new railway station to include the following: two single-sided station platforms, provision of a footbridge between platforms, an elevated walkway and access ramps, cycle spaces, extended footpath along Riviera Way, lighting and CCTV, and platform furniture to include shelter and signage. The proposed development to which the application relates is situated within 10 metres of relevant railway land. Lack of funding has prevented any construction work. Approval of planning permission expired November 2019. A new application for funding was made in June 2020 for a new design incorporating lifts instead of ramps. If government funding is approved a new planning application would be made. The station was awarded £7.8m from the
New Stations Fund The New Stations Fund is a programme by the United Kingdom Department for Transport to partially fund new railway stations in conjunction with local authorities or developers. First round The first round was launched in 2013 and funded £20m ac ...
in November 2020. It was reported in 2022 that the cost of the station will be £13.1 million. It will be paid for by £3 million of Town Deal funds along with other town council funds, Section 106 contributions, Local Transport Capital Funds and the New Stations Funds already received. It was intended that a planning application would be submitted in the summer of 2022 and construction could start a year later with the station open by the end of 2024. A planning application (Torbay Council ref P/2023/0708) was submitted in August 2023, which was approved in November.


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