Staverton railway station

Staverton
Station on heritage railway
Location	Staverton, South Hams England
Coordinates	50°27′40″N 3°42′08″W / 50.46120°N 3.70232°W / 50.46120; -3.70232Coordinates: 50°27′40″N 3°42′08″W / 50.46120°N 3.70232°W / 50.46120; -3.70232
Grid reference	SX783637
Operated by	South Devon Railway
Platforms	1
History
Original company	Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
1872	Opened
1958	Closed to passengers
1969	Reopened

Staverton railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. It serves the village of Staverton.

History[]

The station was opened by the Buckfastleigh, Totnes and South Devon Railway on 1 May 1872. The railway was amalgamated into the Great Western Railway in 1897 and this in turn was nationalised into British Railways on 1 January 1948.

The station closed to passengers in November 1958 although goods traffic on the line continued until 7 September 1962.

It was re-opened by the Dart Valley Railway, a heritage railway, on 5 April 1969. The South Devon Railway Trust took over the running of the line on 1 January 1991.

Services[]

The station is served by trains on all operating days of the South Devon Railway. Trains operate daily from late March to the end of October. On most days, a single train set operates, providing four journeys a day in each direction. On busy days, two train sets may operate, providing more journeys.^[1]

Preceding station	Heritage railways			Following station
Totnes (Riverside)		South Devon Railway		Buckfastleigh

Film and television[]

• In 1950, the station was used as a location in the film Guilt Is My Shadow.^{[citation needed]}
• In 1955, the station was used as a location in the film Where There's a Will,^[2] and the scene includes GWR 1400 Class locomotive no. 1439.
• In 1982, the station was used as a location in Five Go Mad in Dorset, the first in "The Comic Strip" comedy series.^[3]
• In 2016, the station was used by the BBC as a location for " Full Steam Ahead".^{[citation needed]}

References[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Staverton railway station.

External links[]

• Video footage of Staverton Station