Avonwick railway station
Avonwick railway station is a closed railway station situated in the village of Avonwick in Devon, England. It was the first station on the Kingsbridge branch line.
| Avonwick | |
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.jpg) The site of the station in 2010 | |
| Location | |
| Place | Avonwick |
| Area | South Hams |
| Grid reference | SX718575 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Platforms | 1 |
| History | |
| 19 December 1893 | Station opened |
| 16 September 1963 | 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 | |
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History
Originally planned by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway, the station was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway before opening and this in turn was nationalised into British Railways on 1 January 1948. The station closed in 1963.
The station is now a home with the platform canopy adapted as a conservatory.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brent | Great Western Railway Kingsbridge branch line |
Gara Bridge |
Further reading
- 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 Ltd. ISBN 978-1-85260-508-7. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 978-0-906899-99-1. OCLC 228266687.
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