Watergate Halt railway station

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Watergate Halt
Watergate, Torrington - 43104 - photoshopped.jpg
Watergate Halt
LocationWatergate Bridge, Torridge
England
Grid referenceSS468176
PlatformsOne
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyNorth Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
Post-grouping
Key dates
27 July 1925Opened
1 March 1965Closed

Watergate Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run[1] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway.

Watergate Halt in 1969 looking away from Torrington

"It was one of those moments you always remember – a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."[2]

Watergate Halt in 1969 looking towards Torrington

A remote rural station[3] with one small siding used by a local farmer,[4] it was closed in 1965 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.[5]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
  2. ^ Ian Pringle Memories of the Barnstaple to Torrington and Halwill Junction Line (VHS Video-Stock Code: BL267D)
  3. ^ Backtrack Vol 19(2005) The North Devon & Cornwall Junction Railway. Walter Rothschild
  4. ^ Southern E-group
  5. ^ East Devon Council

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Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Torrington   North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) 		  Yarde Halt

Coordinates: 50°56′16″N 4°10′51″W / 50.9377°N 4.1808°W / 50.9377; -4.1808


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