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Loddiswell railway station

Coordinates: 50°19′17″N 3°47′04″W / 50.3215°N 3.7844°W / 50.3215; -3.7844
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Loddiswell
Loddiswell station building in 2014
General information
LocationLoddiswell, South Hams
England
Grid referenceSX730483
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyGreat Western Railway
Pre-groupingGreat Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 December 1893Station opened
16 September 1963Station closed

Loddiswell railway station was a stop on the Kingsbridge branch line of the Great Western Railway.

History

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The stone-built station opened on the 19 December 1893 when the Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.[1] The line was authorised for building in 1882 by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway, which was acquired subsequently by the GWR in 1888.[2]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939; [3][4] another was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1957, then two coaches from 1958 to 1961.[5]

The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt when it closed to freight on 6 February 1961. Despite local opposition, it was closed on 16 September 1963.[1]


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

The site today

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The Signal Box annex was redeveloped as holiday accommodation and opened in 2015.[6] Tours of the station grounds and old platform are provided by the owners by arrangement.

References

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Citations

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  1. ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 290.
  2. ^ Grant 2017, p. 293.
  3. ^ Fenton 1999, pp. 78–79.
  4. ^ McRae 1997, p. 31.
  5. ^ McRae 1998, p. 95.
  6. ^ "The Signal Box". Loddiswell Station. Retrieved 5 July 2020.

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50°19′17″N 3°47′04″W / 50.3215°N 3.7844°W / 50.3215; -3.7844