Princetown railway station

Princetown
Location
Place Princetown
Area West Devon
Coordinates 50°32′37″N 3°59′45″W / 50.5435°N 3.9959°W / 50.5435; -3.9959Coordinates: 50°32′37″N 3°59′45″W / 50.5435°N 3.9959°W / 50.5435; -3.9959
Grid reference SX5867273436
Operations
Original company Princetown Railway
Pre-grouping Princetown Railway
Post-grouping Great Western Railway
Platforms 1
History
11 August 1883[1] Station opened
3 March 1956[2] Station closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z
UK Railways portal
     Princetown Railway
Locale West Devon
Dates of operation 1883 – 1956
Successor line Great Western Railway
Line length 10 1⁄2 miles (16.9 km)
Track gauge 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)
 Princetown
Foggintor siding
 King Tor Halt
Swell Tor siding
 Ingra Tor Halt
 Lowry Road Crossing
 Burrator & Sheepstor Halt
 Prowse's Crossing
 Dousland
Yelverton
South Devon and
Tavistock Railway

Princetown railway station, opened in 1883 was the terminus of the 10.5 mile long single track branch line in Devon, England, running from Yelverton with eventually four intermediate stops, three being halts and one at Dousland as a fully fledged station.[3]

History

The branch line was authorised in 1878 and opened on 11 August 1883. Yelverton was the junction for the line when the station opened, three other stations had been added to the line : Burrator and Sheepstor Halt in 1924, King Tor Halt in 1928, and Ingra Tor Halt in 1936.[4] Much of the route followed the course of the old Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway.[2] The freight traffic on the branch line included granite from the rail served quarries[2] of Swelltor and Foggintor which were closed in 1906.

Owned by the Princetown Railway until 1 January 1922, the company then merged with the Great Western Railway (GWR). The line passed to British Railways (Western Region) in 1948 and closed on 3 March 1956.[2]

The station had a single platform, a passing loop, goods yard, signal box, goods shed, an engine shed for two locomotives, a 180 foot long carriage shed and a turntable.[5] The station buildings were all demolished soon after closure.

Much of the old track formation now forms the route of the Dousland to Princetown Railway Track.[6][2]

Services

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
King Tor Halt
Line and station closed		   Great Western Railway
Princetown Railway		   Terminus

References

Notes
  1. ↑ Butt, Page 191
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Mitchell, Page 114
  3. ↑ Plymouth History Retrieved : 2012-10-29
  4. ↑ Atterbury, Page 34
  5. ↑ Old Maps Archived 30 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved : 2012-10-30
  6. ↑ Railway Path Retrieved : 2012-10-29
Sources
  • Atterbury, Paul (2006). Branch Line Britain: A Nostalgic Journey Celebrating a Golden Age. Newton Abbot: David & Charles. ISBN 978-0715324165. OCLC 70230042.
  • Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
  • Mitchell, David (1994). British Railways Past and Present - Devon. Wadenhoe: Past and Present. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1.
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