The MP for Central Devon says he is confident that the Exeter to Okehampton railway service will be reinstated.
Mel Stride has welcomed the fact that the Transport Secretary Chris Grayling has asked GWR to come up with a plan for re-introducing regular trains on the line.
He says there is an argument for better rail connections across Devon and Cornwall.
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