Managers at Network Rail said Devon's Tarka Line was due to reopen between Exeter and Crediton on Monday evening.

BBC: Devon and Cornwall rail lines 'expected to reopen' soon

Hackney-born Keothavong is among five top-100 women players set to compete in the seven-day tournament at Tarka Tennis Centre in Barnstaple.

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Although rail services were to run on the Tarka Line between Exeter and Crediton, beyond Crediton was to remain closed, line managers said.

BBC: Devon and Cornwall rail lines 'expected to reopen' soon

Fast-flowing flood water at Copplestone led to the temporary suspension of trains on the Tarka Line, with buses replacing trains between Crediton and Barnstaple.

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Part of Devon's Tarka rail line linking Barnstaple and Exeter has been closed until the beginning of December so the track can be upgraded.

BBC: Improvements to Devon's Tarka line railway begin

The branch lines in Devon and Cornwall are the Tarka Line, Tamar Valley Line, Looe Valley Line, Atlantic Coast Line to Newquay, Maritime Line to Falmouth Docks, St Ives Bay Line and the Avocet Line to Exmouth.

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