Ottery St Mary railway station

Ottery St Mary railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Ottery St Mary, in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 on the Sidmouth Railway, but was closed in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.

Ottery St Mary
General information
LocationOttery St Mary, East Devon
England
Coordinates50°44′56″N 3°17′15″W / 50.7489°N 3.2874°W / 50.7489; -3.2874
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1874Opened
6 March 1967Closed for passengers
8 May 1967Closed for freight

History

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Local railway lines

The station originally opened as Ottery St Mary town, probably to distinguish from Sidmouth Junction, which was originally named Ottery St Mary and Ottery road.

Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.[1]

Present state

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The station building is now a youth club. The remaining site is now an industrial estate.[2]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Sidmouth Junction
Line closed, station open
  British Rail
Southern Region

Sidmouth Railway
  Tipton St Johns
Line and station closed
Sidmouth & Budleigh
Salterton Railways
 
 
Feniton
 
 
Sidmouth Junction
 
 
 
 
Ottery St Mary
 
Tipton St Johns
 
 
Sidmouth
 
Newton Poppleford
 
Colaton Raleigh siding
 
East Budleigh
 
Budleigh Salterton
 
Littleham
 
 
 
 
 
 
Exmouth

References

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  1. ^ "Disused Stations: Ottery St. Mary Station".
  2. ^ "Disused Stations: Ottery St. Mary Station".