Hatherleigh Railway Station[1] was a station[2] on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway between Torrington and Halwill Junction, serving the town of Hatherleigh. Hatherleigh was the largest place with a station on the line, though the town was almost two miles away. Like others on this line, the station itself was small but it was a passing place on the mainly single-track railway. The stationmaster at Hatherleigh also looked after the other stations on the line, even those, such as Petrockstow and Hole, that were staffed.
Hatherleigh | |
|---|---|
 Note the two platforms | |
| General information | |
| Location | Hatherleigh, West Devon England |
| Coordinates | 50°49′47.91″N 4°5′3.48″W / 50.8299750°N 4.0843000°W |
| Grid reference | SS533054 |
| Platforms | Two |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Post-grouping | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1925 | Opened |
| 1 March 1965 | Closed |
The line was opened in 1925 and was operated by the Southern Railway, though it remained a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways[3] in 1948. The line closed in 1965[4] as part of the Beeching proposals, goods services having been withdrawn the previous year.
References edit
- ^ Line engineer's residence
- ^ Feature details
- ^ Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V & Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
- ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meeth | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
Hole |
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