EGGESFORD Level Crossing, on the Tarka Line from Exeter to Barnstaple, closed on Friday, February 22 and will remain closed until 6am on Monday, March 4 to allow Network Rail to replace the crossing barriers and other components.

Network Rail says that this follows work to upgrade the level crossing which took place earlier this year, and included the installation of a new, more robust surface as well as renewal of the railway tracks.

A road diversion is in place and will remain so throughout the closure, however pedestrians are still be able to access the crossing with the help of a traffic marshal.