The line is 6 miles and 57 chains long (10.8 km)[REF] starts from its own platform at Paignton (also known as Paignton Queens Park).
Beyond the Halt the line starts its climb up a steep gradient (initially 1 in 71, easing slightly to 1 in 93 and then rising to 1 in 60 before levelling out just before Churston[REF]) behind the beach huts that line Goodrington Beach.