Corbière railway station

Corbière railway station
The former Corbière railway station building
Location Saint Brélade
Jersey, Channel Islands
Coordinates 49°10′54″N 2°14′18″W / 49.18156°N 2.23838°W / 49.18156; -2.23838Coordinates: 49°10′54″N 2°14′18″W / 49.18156°N 2.23838°W / 49.18156; -2.23838
Owned by Jersey Railway
Line(s) Western line to St Aubin & Corbière
Other information
Status closed
History
Opened 1 July 1899 (1899-07-01)
Closed 30 September 1939 (1939-09-30)
Location
Corbière railway station
Location within Jersey

Corbière railway station is a former station in La Corbière, the extreme south-western point on the Island of Jersey in the Channel Islands. Located in the Parish of Saint Brélade, it was the western terminus of the Jersey Railway which ran along the south coast to the capital town of the island, Saint Helier.[1]

The station had a relatively short life, opening on 1 July 1899 and closing 30 September 1939, although the track was briefly re-laid and the line re-opened for freight during the German occupation of the Channel Islands.[2]

The station building, platform and track bed are still extant, with the building having a large glass extension added in 2008.[3] A modern bus route that serves the same towns and villages ends outside the front of the station building.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Grace's Guide article on the line
  2. ↑ disused-stations.org page
  3. ↑ Jersey Evening Post article
  4. ↑ Jersey bus route webpage
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