Digby and Sowton railway station

Digby & Sowton is a railway station on the Avocet Line of the Devon Metro in , England.
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  • Type: Railway station
  • Description: railway station in Exeter, Devon, England, UK
  • Also known as: “DIG”, “Digby & Sowton railway station”, “Digby And Sowton Railway Station”, and “Digby and Sowton Station”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Stansfield Academy, Exeter and Clyst Heath Nursery and Community Primary School.

School
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is a school, which is situated 930 feet northeast of Digby and Sowton railway station.

School
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is situated 1,100 feet west of Digby and Sowton railway station.

Restaurant
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is a restaurant, which is situated 1,900 feet northwest of Digby and Sowton railway station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Clyst Heath and Digby.

Locality
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Today is a suburb to the south east of the city of , , England. An area of relatively high ground to the west of the River Clyst, it remained heathland until the early nineteenth century when it was cultivated for the first time.

Suburb
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is a hamlet on the eastern edge of the city of in , England, located by . Between 1886 and 1987 it was the location of Exeter Lunatic Asylum, later known as Hospital.

Suburb
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is a suburb of and in , England, located between and Topsham. It has a and forms part of the electoral ward of Topsham. Other local amenities include a school and a community centre.

Digby and Sowton railway station

Latitude
50.71418° or 50° 42′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.4736° or 3° 28′ 25″ west
Elevation
115 feet (35 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Great Western Railway
Network
National Rail
Abbreviation
“DIG”
Open location code
9C2RPG7G+MH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 317735181
Open­Street­Map feature
public_transport=­station
Open­Street­Map feature
railway=­station
Geo­Names ID
6952441
Wiki­data ID
Q735385
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In Other Languages

From Dutch to Urdu—“Digby and Sowton railway station” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “station Digby and Sowton”
  • Dutch: “Station Digby and Sowton”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “محطة ديجبى اند سوتون”
  • French: “Digby and Sowton”
  • French: “gare de Digby and Sowton”
  • Polish: “Digby and Sowton”
  • Urdu: “ڈگبی اینڈ سوٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”

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