Yarde Halt railway station

Yarde Halt
Yarde Halt
General information
LocationEast Yarde, Torridge
England
Grid referenceSS490145
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
19 July 1926 [1]Opened
1 March 1965Closed for passengers
Location
Yarde Halt in 1969

Yarde Halt railway station was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run[2] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, opened in 1926 to serve clay works along its route. It was closed to passengers in 1965[3] and now forms part of the popular[4] Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 495
  2. ^ 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
  3. ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury, P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
  4. ^ Ramblers reminiscences
  5. ^ East Devon Council


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Watergate Halt   North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) 		  Dunsbear Halt

50°54′36″N 4°08′53″W / 50.90987°N 4.14797°W / 50.90987; -4.14797


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