Sidmouth) Frederick Brazier 1921 – 1926 (afterward station master at Wadebridge) Mr. Phillips 1926 – 1929 Mr Whitford 1929 – 1933 E. E. Northcott 1933 – 1934 Percy C. Hayman 1934 – 1940 (afterward station master at Templecombe) H. Pengelly 1940 – 1945 (afterward station master at Exeter Central) 1997 to 2019 As part of a local partnership scheme initiated and led by Devon County Council, Okehampton station was re-opened in 1997 and a youth hostel was opened in the old goods shed, providing an activity centre as well. The Dartmoor Railway operated heritage passenger services from the station, running to and Meldon. A summer Sunday service from Exeter to Okehampton operated as part of the Dartmoor Sunday Rover network. The station building, which was used by Devon Training for Skills after 1972, was restored and reopened incorporating an independently owned model shop and café. After temporary closure during a change in railway ownership in 2008, the cafe was reopened by the Friends of Dartmoor Railway but closed in 2019. A craft centre previously operated on one of the platforms. This now houses a small exhibition and museum showing the history of the railway and station. British American Railway Services, a new company created by Iowa Pacific Holdings of Chicago, became the owner of the Dartmoor Railway on 4 September 2008. The company said it would develop freight, passenger and tourist services on the railway. This was never achieved. The last heritage service operated on 24 December 2019. 2021 reopening In November 2017, the government included the reopening of the line from Exeter to Okehampton as part of its plans to expand the network. Chris Grayling, the secretary of state for transport, wrote to local MPs in January 2018 to inform them of the details. In January 2020, British American Railway Services announced that due to financial problems, it intended to sell all its British operations, including the Dartmoor Railway. The United Kingdom government's November 2020 Spending Review included a commitment to restore passenger services and £40 million was allocated for reopening the Dartmoor line in the March 2021 government budget. It was announced on 19 March 2021 that Okehampton station would reopen with regular services by the end of the year, funded as part of the government's Restoring Your Railway programme. Ownership of the northern half (platform 3) of the station was transferred from Devon County Council to Network