Great Value Journeys Start at Torre and Torquay
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THE RIVIERA LINE Welcome to Torre and Torquay, your stations for Paignton Great value great value trips into the heart of Exeter, within Torbay, or to Torquay journeys Cornwall, Bristol and beyond. Torre start at Where will you go? Newton Abbot Plymouth and Cornwall Teignmouth Torre PLYMOUTH £7.20 Dawlish and Torquay Off peak day return Dawlish Warren Starcross Your guide to taking the train Exeter St Thomas EXETER £6.50 Exeter St Davids Barnstaple, Bristol and London Off peak day return © Ruth Semple Exeter Central Continue to Exmouth DAWLISH WARREN £4.60 www.therivieraline.com | National Rail Enquiries: 08457 484950 Off peak day return from Torre (£5.40 from Torquay) All information is supplied in good faith. Prices and other details are correct at time of © Aaron Bihari publication (June 2014) but are subject to change. No responsibility can be accepted for any changes, errors or omissions. Published by the Devon & Cornwall Rail Partnership, School of Geography, Plymouth PAIGNTON EXMOUTH University, PL4 8AA. Tel: 01752 584777 Email: [email protected] £2.80 £8.40 Off peak day return Off peak day return Citizens‘Rail Our train Our station Our citizens Barnstaple To Bristol & London Paddington Find out times and prices How to buy tickets Crediton Taunton Exeter St Davids Torquay station has a ticket office, and so you must buy your To Salisbury & ticket before boarding the train. As Torre is an unstaffed Honiton London Waterloo Newton Abbot station, you can buy your ticket on the train from the guard. Totnes Exmouth For longer trips (for example to Bristol or beyond), you can Plymouth Torre save a lot of money by purchasing your ticket up to 12 weeks Torquay in advance. Buy online or at Torquay station. To Cornwall Paignton Old Woods Hill ONLINE BY PHONE TIMETABLE Did you know? You can take up to two dogs per person on the train,Shiphay Lanefree of charge (leads required). Two bikes are allowed per train, on a first come, first served basis. More Look up times Alternatively, Pick up a pocket Torquay Girls’ and prices for call National timetable at mayGrammar be School permitted at the guard’s discretion if the train is quiet. your journey at Rail Enquiries on Torquay station. Season tickets FirstGreatWestern.co.uk 08457 484950. St Michael’s Road Hospital Season tickets are available for periods ranging from a A3022 Newton Road week to a year. Visit therivieraline.com to use the season ticket calculator, or call 08457 484950. A monthly ticket Money-saving tips Queensway from Torre to Exeter Central costs £182.80, a saving of Hospital £58 a month if you commute at peak times every weekday. Newton Rd TORRE Newton Road Avenue Rd CHILDREN’S DISCOUNTS TORRE Halfords Halfords Help to improve your station Under 5 year-olds travel free, 5-15 year-olds half price. To town centre Union Street Citizens’ Rail is an EU project led by the Devon & Cornwall 1/3 OFF FOR GROUPS A3022 Torre station, Avenue The station car park has five Rail Partnership to improve local stations and encourage Road Newton Road, spaces. Bicycle parking is also more people to take the train. Get in touch to let us know Groups of 3 to 9 people get a third off with a GroupSave ticket Town Torquay, TQ2 5DD available. Hall what would make a difference at Torre or Torquay, or if on off peak First Great Western trains. Buy from Torquay you’d be interested in becoming a station volunteer. station ticket office or on the train from Torre. Contact: Celia Minoughan at the Devon & Cornwall Rail DEVON & CORNWALL RAILCARD Partnership on 01752 588671, at [email protected] or visit www.citizensrail.org/devon. For just £10 per year, this card gives Devon and Cornwall residents a third off most Standard off peak tickets for you Riviera International and a friend when travelling in the two counties. Conference Centre Rathmore Torbay Road The ROC Railway Adoption Road project at Torquay station PLUSBUS TORQUAY Princess Theatre From £2 per day, PlusBus gives you unlimited bus travel within the town where you begin/end your train journey. Ask for it when you buy your train ticket. Torquay station, The station car park has 30 Find out more, explore other deals, and see Rathmore Road, spaces. Bicycle parking is also Torquay, TQ2 6NU available. terms and conditions at www.therivieraline.com © Ruth Semple © Aaron Bihari TORRE/TORQUAY TO TORRE/TORQUAY TO TORRE/TORQUAY TO EXETER PLYMOUTH DAWLISH With great shopping, a thriving arts scene and excellent From the big brands of the Drake Circus shopping WARREN restaurants, Exeter is one of the liveliest cities in the centre, to the charms of the Elizabethan Barbican, South West. Attractions include John Lewis and other Plymouth makes a great day out. major retailers, the historic quayside, and tours of the A favourite family resort, Dawlish Warren boasts miles city’s medieval underground passageways. Take a stroll and soak up the history of the Hoe of beach and sand dunes, as well as a National Nature (pictured), or take a dip in the iconic Tinside Lido. On Reserve, making it a birdwatcher’s dream. Exeter Central station is conveniently located right a rainy day, explore the National Marine Aquarium or in the heart of the city, within a short walk of the take a tour of the Plymouth Gin Distillery. Arrive by this scenic section of the Riviera Line and Princesshay shopping centre and the city’s enjoy everything from dodgems to go-karts to good magnificent cathedral. Plymouth station is a short walk from the city centre. old fashioned fish and chips. £6.50 55 min £7.20 1hr 10 £4.60 30 min Off peak day return Average journey time Off peak day return Average journey time Off peak day return Average journey time from Torre station Valid on trains after the There are regular trains to Exeter, Valid on trains after the There are regular trains to (£5.40 from Torquay) There are regular trains to morning peak on weekdays leaving on average once an hour for morning peak on weekdays Plymouth (change at Newton Dawlish Warren, leaving on or anytime at weekends. Exeter Central or twice an hour for or anytime at weekends. Abbot), leaving on average twice Valid on trains after the average once an hour. St Davids. Look up times online an hour. Look up times online morning peak on weekdays Look up times online or call or call 08457 48 49 50. or call 08457 48 49 50. or anytime at weekends. 08457 48 49 50. MORE TORBAY TRAINS As of December 2013, there are now two trains an hour throughout most of the day between Paignton, Torquay, Torre and Newton Abbot (Mon-Fri). © Ed Webster © Shaun Dunphy TORRE/TORQUAY TO TORRE/TORQUAY TO TORRE/TORQUAY TO EXMOUTH BARNSTAPLE PAIGNTON The oldest seaside town in Devon, Exmouth is home Change at Exeter St Davids and enjoy a scenic journey & BRIXHAM (BUS) to two miles of glorious sandy beach. Explore the Exe on the Tarka Line to Barnstaple. With its Pannier Estuary Trail cycle path, walk part of the South West Market, Green Lanes shopping centre and independent Coast Path or follow the Heritage Trail through the shops, the town centre is just a few minutes’ walk from Head to Paignton for a bustling, traditional seaside town. Both the beach and Exmouth’s pedestrianised the station. Alternatively, hire a bike at the station resort. For the quieter charms of Brixham, once at town centre are an easy, short walk from the station. (with discounts for rail users) and try the Tarka Trail Paignton station, cross the road to the bus station and - find out more at tarkabikes.co.uk. take a Hop12 bus (every 10 minutes). £8.40 1hr 25 £9.80 2hr 5 £2.80 10 min Off peak day return Average journey time Off peak day return Average journey time Off peak day return Average journey time (excluding bus ticket) (plus approx. 20-minute Valid on trains after the There are regular trains to Valid on trains after the There are regular trains to bus journey for Brixham) morning peak on weekdays Exmouth, leaving on average morning peak on weekdays Barnstaple (1-2 changes required), or anytime at weekends. once an hour. Look up times or anytime at weekends. leaving on average every hour- Valid on trains after the There are regular trains to online or call 08457 48 49 50. and-fifteen-minutes. Look up times morning peak on weekdays Paignton, leaving on average online or call 08457 48 49 50. or anytime at weekends. twice an hour. Look up times online or call 08457 48 49 50. Average journey times based on weekday Look up train times for all of these daytrips plus journeys to Cornwall, Bristol and London at departures from Torquay, 09:30 to 21:30, rounded to nearest 5min. Average frequencies FirstGreatWestern.co.uk or call National Rail Enquiries on 08457 48 49 50 based on Torquay weekday departures between 07:00 and 21:30, rounded to nearest 15min..