Newton Poppleford Railway Station
Newton Poppleford railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Newton Poppleford in East Devon, England. The station was opened by the Budleigh Salterton Railway on 1 June 1899 and closed by British Railways on 6 March 1967.
Local railway lines
History
The station was opened as a small station on the Budleigh Salterton Railway.
The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1935 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1964.
Goods facilities were withdrawn in 1964 and the station was downgraded as a halt. The station was completely closed in 1967.
Present state
The station and the bridge over the A3052 road have both since been demolished, with no tangible evidence remaining.
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| Tipton St Johns Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Budleigh Salterton Railway |
East Budleigh Line and station closed |
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50°42′04″N 3°17′28″W / 50.7010°N 3.2911°W
References
- ^ Quick 2022, p. 336.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 33.
- ^ McRae 1998, pp. 59 & 65.
- ^ Catford, Nick. "Newton Poppleford station". Disused stations. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
Bibliography
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.