Budleigh Salterton railway station
Budleigh Salterton railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Budleigh Salterton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1897 but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.[2]
Budleigh Salterton | |
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| General information | |
| Location | Budleigh Salterton, East Devon England |
| Coordinates | 50.6342°N 3.3268°W |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| Key dates | |
| 15 May 1897 | Opened as Salterton |
| 27 April 1898 | renamed |
| 6 March 1967 | Closed[1] |
History
The station was originally opened as Salterton, a terminus on the Budleigh Salterton Railway. The station was expanded in 1903 when the line was extended to Exmouth, which formed a loop.[3]
Passenger services were withdrawn on 6 March 1967, when the Sidmouth Junction to Exmouth line was closed to all traffic (goods traffic had already been withdrawn in 1964).[3]
Present state
The track was subsequently lifted by 1969, but the station site remained derelict but intact until the late 1970s. It was then cleared and redeveloped for housing - as such, no trace remains today.[3]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| East Budleigh Line and station closed |
British Rail Southern Region Budleigh Salterton Railway |
Littleham Line and station closed |
References
- Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 102. OCLC 931112387.
- "The Beeching Axe: The lost railways of Devon and Cornwall - Devon Live". Devon Live. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- Disused Stations - Budleigh Salterton
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