. ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 ▁and ▁replaced ▁by ▁a ▁nearby ▁ ▁station ▁at ▁North ▁Walk ▁which ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁L ynt on ▁and ▁Bar n st ap le ▁Railway ▁until ▁this ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 . ▁The ▁narrow ▁gauge ▁line ' s ▁main ▁dep ot ▁and ▁operating ▁centre ▁was ▁at ▁nearby ▁. ▁ ▁A ▁separate ▁" B arn st ap le " ▁station , ▁renamed ▁Bar n st ap le ▁( V ict oria ▁Road ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 , ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁east ▁of ▁the ▁town ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁as ▁the ▁termin us ▁of ▁the ▁Dev on ▁and ▁Som erset ▁Railway , ▁eventually ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Railway . ▁A ▁j unction ▁was ▁later ▁provided ▁to ▁allow ▁trains ▁access ▁to ▁Bar n st ap le ▁J unction ▁and ▁these ▁ran ▁through ▁to ▁Il fra com be . ▁It ▁was ▁closed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁selection ▁of ▁well - reg arded ▁primary ▁and ▁secondary ▁state ▁schools ▁and ▁a ▁t ert i ary ▁college ▁in ▁Bar n st ap le . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁the ▁county ▁of ▁Dev on ▁ 5 8 % ▁of ▁students ▁achieved ▁ 5 ▁GC SE s ▁grade ▁A * ▁to ▁C . ▁The ▁UK ▁average ▁is ▁ 5 9 %. ▁ ▁Pet roc ▁( former ly ▁North ▁Dev on ▁College ) ▁is