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Hemyock railway station

Coordinates: 50°55′08″N 3°13′35″W / 50.919°N 3.2263°W / 50.919; -3.2263
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Hemyock
The station in 1963
General information
LocationHemyock, Devon
England
Coordinates50°55′08″N 3°13′35″W / 50.919°N 3.2263°W / 50.919; -3.2263
Grid referenceST139140
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyCulm Valley Light Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
British Railways (Western Region)
Key dates
29 May 1876 (1876-05-29)Opened
9 September 1963Closed to passengers
6 September 1965 (1965-09-06)Closed to goods

Hemyock railway station served the village of Hemyock, Devon, England, from 1876 to 1963 on the Culm Valley Light Railway.

History

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The station was opened on 29 May 1876 by the Culm Valley Light Railway. It was situated on the east side of B3391. A refreshment room opened in 1878 in an attempt to attract more passengers. This didn't work, however, and the refreshment room became a carriage shed and ended up as a poultry store. The station had two sidings, one serving a cattle dock to the south and the other running behind the station. Two further sidings served a goods shed and an engine shed. A ground frame controlled access to these. The station was refurbished in 1932; the goods shed and engine shed were removed and the cattle dock siding was extended into the dairy siding to the north. The station closed to passengers on 9 September 1963[1] and closed to goods traffic on 6 September 1965. One of the sidings that served the dairy remained open until 1 November 1975.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales - a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 223. OCLC 931112387.
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Hemyock Station". Disused Stations. Retrieved 25 August 2021.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Terminus   Culm Valley Light Railway   Whitehall Halt
Line and station closed