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.- Type: Railway station
- Description: railway station in Devon, England, UK
- Also known as: “Paignton Railway Station”, “Paignton Station”, and “PGN”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include The Lions Monocle and Palace Theatre.
Palace Theatre
Theater building
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.
Parish Church of St John the Baptist
Church
Parish Church of St John the Baptist is situated 1,300 feet northwest of Paignton railway station.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paignton and Goodrington.
Paignton
Paignton is a seaside town in the Torbay area of the English Riviera and South Devon region of Devon. The town, which has a history as a fishing village but is also on the railway line, is home to the well-known Paignton Zoo.Goodrington
Suburb
Goodrington is an area of Paignton in Devon, England. It is situated in Tor Bay and lies between Paignton town centre and Brixham, less than 1 mile south of central Paignton. Its beach is known as Goodrington Sands.
Preston
Suburb
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
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Latitude
50.4346° or 50° 26′ 5″ north
Longitude
-3.56491° or 3° 33′ 54″ west
Elevation
16 feet (5 metres)
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Network
Abbreviation
“PGN”
Open location code
9C2RCCMP+R2
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
public_transport=station
OpenStreetMap feature
railway=station
GeoNames ID
Wikidata ID
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Satellite Map
Discover Paignton railway station from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Dutch to Urdu—“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”
- Urdu: “پینٹن ریلوے اسٹیشن”
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