Paignton railway station
Paignton railway station serves the town and seaside resort of Paignton in Devon, England. It is 222 miles 12 chains from London Paddington, via Box. It opened in 1859 and is now the terminus of Riviera Line services from Exeter and heritage services on the Dartmouth Steam Railway from Kingswear.Photo: Ianmacm, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Paignton Railway Station”, “Paignton Station”, and “PGN”
- Wheelchair access: yes
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Queen Victoria and The Lions Monocle.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
Photo: Leethomas787, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Palace Theatre is a theatre in Paignton, Devon, England. It was built in 1890 and is the oldest working theatre in Torbay. It has been owned by Torbay Council or its predecessor organisations since 1920. Palace Theatre is situated 1,400 feet west of Paignton railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paignton and Goodrington.
Paignton
Goodrington
Suburb
Preston
Suburb
Photo: Derek Harper, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Preston is a suburb located in the northern part of Paignton in Devon. Preston is a popular destination for family holidays and has two main beaches; Hollicombe, a red sandy beach with cliffs and rock pools, and Preston Sands with rock pools, beach huts and facilities.
Paignton railway station
- Categories: station and transportation
- Location: Torbay, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
50.4346° or 50° 26′ 5″ northLongitude
-3.56491° or 3° 33′ 54″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Operator
Great Western RailwayNetwork
National RailAbbreviation
“PGN”Open location code
9C2RCCMP+R2OpenStreetMap ID
node 246663389OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=stationOpenStreetMap feature
railway=stationOpenStreetMap attribute
wheelchair=yesGeoNames ID
6953288Wikidata ID
Q2049642
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Satellite Map
Discover Paignton railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Polish—“Paignton railway station” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “station Paignton”
- Dutch: “Station Paignton”
- Egyptian Arabic: “محطة پايجنتون”
- French: “gare de Paignton”
- French: “Paignton”
- Japanese: “ペイントン駅”
- Polish: “Paignton”
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