Exeter-bound platform but no longer used by passengers. There are waiting shelters on both platforms. Access to the Barnstaple platform is by a short path leading from the level crossing at the east end of the station. Signalling The first signal box was opened on 1 October 1873. It was sited on the northbound platform but the rear was supported by two cast iron columns above a leat. When the platform subsided because of a flood in 1967 the signalman had to climb through the window. The second signal box was opened on 28 September 1969 on the same side of the line but close to the level crossing. The level crossing itself was converted to lifting barriers on 30 November 1969. It is the only place where trains can pass between and . Since late 1987 the level crossing operated and tokens exchanged by the train crew. A hut at the departure end of each platform contains a No Signalman Key Token (NSKT) instrument. Services All services at Eggesford are operated by Great Western Railway. There is generally one train per hour in each direction between and but a very small number of services continue to or from other routes in East Devon on weekdays. Community railway The railway between Exeter and Barnstaple is designated as a community railway and is supported by marketing provided by the Devon and Cornwall Rail Partnership. The line is promoted as the Tarka Line. References External links Video footage of Eggesford station Railway stations in Devon Railway stations in Great Britain opened in 1854 Former London and South Western Railway stations Railway stations served by Great Western Railway Industrial archaeological sites in Devon DfT Category F2 stations