Watergate Halt railway station
Watergate Halt | |||||
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 Watergate Halt | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Watergate Bridge, Torridge England | ||||
| Grid reference | SS468176 | ||||
| Platforms | One | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway | ||||
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| 20 Sept. 1926[1] | Opened | ||||
| 1 March 1965 | Closed | ||||
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Watergate Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run[2] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway.
"It was one of those moments you always remember – a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."[3]
A remote rural station[4] with one small siding used by a local farmer,[5] it was closed in 1965 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.[6]
See also
References
- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 468
- ^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell, V/Smith, K: Midhurst, Middleton Press, 1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
- ^ Ian Pringle Memories of the Barnstaple to Torrington and Halwill Junction Line (VHS Video-Stock Code: BL267D)
- ^ Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild
- ^ "Miscellaneous Southern Artefacts". Southern Railway E-mail Group. 5 March 2004.
- ^ East Devon Council
External links
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Torrington | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
Yarde Halt |
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