Gara Bridge railway station was a station on the Kingsbridge branch of the GWR.
Gara Bridge | |
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 Remains of the station (1995) | |
| General information | |
| Location | Curtisknowle, South Hams England |
| Grid reference | SX730534 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | Great Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
| Key dates | |
| 19 December 1893 | Station opens |
| 16 September 1963 | Station closes |
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History edit
The station opened on the 19 December 1893 when the Great Western Railway(GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.[1] The line had been planned, and authorised in 1882, by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway which was subsequently acquired by the GWR in 1888.[2]
The stone built station was the only one on the line to have a passing loop.[3][4]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[4][5] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region in 1956 and 1957 then two coaches from 1958 to 1962.[6]
The station closed on 16 September 1963.[1]
Despite a great deal of local opposition station was closed for freight and passengers on 16 September 1963, and is now a private dwelling.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avonwick | Great Western Railway Kingsbridge branch line |
Loddiswell |
References edit
- ^ a b Quick 2022, p. 201.
- ^ Grant 2017, p. 293.
- ^ "Gara Bridge station on OS Six-inch map Devon CXXVI.10 (Diptford; Loddiswell; Moreleigh; North Huish; Woodleigh)". National Library of Scotland. 1906. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ a b Fenton 1999, p. 123.
- ^ McRae 1997, p. 31.
- ^ McRae 1998, pp. 82-83 & 95.
Bibliography edit
- Fenton, Mike (1999), Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R, Wild Swan, ISBN 1-874103-53-4
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.
External links edit
50°21′59″N 3°47′15″W / 50.3665°N 3.7875°W
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