Newton_Poppleford_railway_station

Newton Poppleford railway station

Newton Poppleford railway station

Disused railway station in Devon, England

Newton Poppleford railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Newton Poppleford in East Devon, England. The station was opened by the Budleigh Salterton Railway on 1 June 1899 and closed by British Railways on 6 March 1967.[1]

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History

Local railway lines

The station was opened as a small station on the Budleigh Salterton Railway.

The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1935 to 1939.[2] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1964.[3]

Goods facilities were withdrawn in 1964 and the station was downgraded as a halt. The station was completely closed in 1967.[1]

Present state

The station and the bridge over the A3052 road have both since been demolished, with no tangible evidence remaining.[4]

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Sidmouth & Budleigh
Salterton Railways
Legend
West of England Main Line
 Feniton
Sidmouth Junction
West of England Main Line
 Ottery St Mary
 Tipton St Johns
 Sidmouth
 Newton Poppleford
Colaton Raleigh siding
 East Budleigh
 Budleigh Salterton
 Littleham
Avocet Line
Exmouth

50.7010°N 3.2911°W / 50.7010; -3.2911

References

  1. [1]
    Quick 2022, p. 336.
  2. [2]
    McRae 1997, p. 33.
  3. [3]
    McRae 1998, pp. 59 & 65.
  4. [4]
    Catford, Nick. "Newton Poppleford station". Disused stations. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

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