Brent railway station
Appearance
Brent | |
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![]() The station in 1958 | |
General information | |
Location | South Brent, South Hams England |
Platforms | 3 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | South Devon Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Key dates | |
15 June 1848 | Opened |
5 October 1964 | Closed |
Brent railway station was on the South Devon Railway, serving the village of South Brent on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England.
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The line through Brent opened on 5 May 1848 but the station was not ready to open until 15 June 1848.[1]
The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876. On 19 December 1893 the station became a junction, with the opening of the branch to Kingsbridge. The station closed in 1964.
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Further reading
[edit]- The Great Western in South Devon by Keith Beck and John Copsey, Wild Swan Publications 1990, ISBN 0-906867-90-8
- An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways by Martin Smith, Irwell Press 1995, ISBN 978-1871608410
- The South Devon Railway by R H Gregory, Oakwood Press1982, ISBN 0-85361-286-2
- The records of the South Devon Railway and its successors can be consulted at The National Archives
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Wrangaton | Great Western Railway Exeter–Plymouth line |
Totnes | ||
Terminus | Great Western Railway Kingsbridge branch line |
Avonwick |
References
[edit]- ^ Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 96