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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Avonwick Railway Station

Avonwick railway station was a stop on the Kingsbridge branch line, which served the village of Avonwick in Devon, England.

History

Avonwick station opened on 19 December 1893, when the Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line. The line had been authorised for building in 1882 by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway, which was acquired subsequently by the GWR in 1888.

It was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939; a camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1954.

The station closed on 16 September 1963.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Brent   Great Western Railway
(Kingsbridge branch line)
  Gara Bridge

The site today

The station is now a private home, with the platform canopy adapted as a conservatory.

References

  1. ^ Quick 2022, p. 60.
  2. ^ Grant 2017, p. 293.
  3. ^ McRae 1997, p. 31.
  4. ^ Fenton 1999, p. 23.
  5. ^ McRae 1998, p. 95.
  6. ^ Catford, Nick (30 January 2022). "Station name: Avonwick". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

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Further reading

50°24′14″N 3°48′18″W / 50.40375°N 3.80511°W / 50.40375; -3.80511