A once abandoned rail route in Devon has proved a hit with passengers with an average 2,000 journeys made a week since it re-opened in November.
The Dartmoor Line from Exeter to Okehampton re-opened to regular passenger services for the first time in nearly 50 years in November and was the first former line to reopen under the Government’s Restoring Your Railway programme.
Network Rail’s team of engineers delivered a £40million programme to physically reopen the former freight railway line in less than nine months, opening up vital links for local businesses, tourism and greater access to education and work for thousands of residents.
