Liberal Democrat MP Dan Rogerson has been out in Bude collecting signatures on his petition and it has been available to sign online at http://bit.do/NorthCornwallRailways">http://bit.do/NorthCornwallRailways
The petition calls for Network Rail, who are looking at new and alternatives rail routes to and from Cornwall in addition to the existing mainline through Dawlish and south Devon, to bring back services to Okehampton.
Thousands of residents and businesses have also backed Dan Rogerson's calls for the Okehampton line to be extended across the Tamar and into north and east Cornwall.
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