Watergate Halt railway station
Watergate Halt | |
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![]() Watergate Halt | |
Location | |
Place | Watergate Bridge |
Area | Torridge |
Grid reference | SS468176 |
Operations | |
Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway |
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Platforms | One |
History | |
27 July 1925 | Opened |
1 March 1965 | 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 | |
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Watergate Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run[1] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway.
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Watergate Halt in 1969 looking away from Torrington
"It was one of those moments you always remember – a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."[2]
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Watergate Halt in 1969 looking towards Torrington
A remote rural station[3] with one small siding used by a local farmer,[4] it was closed in 1965 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
- ↑ Ian Pringle Memories of the Barnstaple to Torrington and Halwill Junction Line (VHS Video-Stock Code: BL267D)
- ↑ Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild
- ↑ Southern E-group
- ↑ East Devon Council
External links
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Torrington | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
Yarde Halt |
Coordinates: 50°56′16″N 4°10′51″W / 50.9377°N 4.1808°W
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