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Before you start your journey
Departing from Portsmouth Arms
- Departure station
- Portsmouth Arms station guide
- Address
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- Portsmouth Arms, Umberleigh EX37 9NB
Operators serving Portsmouth Arms
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Facilities at Portsmouth Arms
- Request Stop
Parking & meeting your train
- No parking
Explore the area around Portsmouth Arms
- Tarka Trail
About your departure station
Opened in 1854 by the North Devon Railway, Portsmouth Arms served rural communities.
Named after a nearby pub, it's among Britain's most basic stations.
Surviving Beeching cuts through local lobbying, it retains original character.
Handling under 1,000 annual passengers, it serves walkers and residents.
Portsmouth Arms represents the most minimal rural rail services, where single platform halts maintain essential transport links in remote areas.
Its survival demonstrates the social value of retaining even barely used stations where alternatives are nonexistent, preserving mobility options for isolated communities through flexible "request stop" arrangements.
Questions about this journey
Where can I see fares and train times from Portsmouth Arms to Slough?
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