Newton Poppleford railway station

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Newton Poppleford
LocationNewton Poppleford, East Devon
England
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyBudleigh Salterton Railway
Pre-groupingLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1899Opened
6 March 1967Closed

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]

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Goods facilities were withdrawn in 1964 and the station was downgraded as a halt.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]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Tipton St Johns
Line and station closed 		  British Rail
Southern Region
Budleigh Salterton Railway 		  East Budleigh
Line and station closed


  • v
  • t
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
Exmouth

Coordinates: 50°42′04″N 3°17′28″W / 50.7010°N 3.2911°W / 50.7010; -3.2911

References[]

  1. ^ a b Quick 2019, p. 300.
  2. ^ McRae 1997, p. 33.
  3. ^ McRae 1998, pp. 59 & 65.
  4. ^ Catford, Nick. "Newton Poppleford station". Disused stations. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

Bibliography[]

  • McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). 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. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
  • Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway & Canal Historical Society.
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