Bovey railway station

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The 'end of the line' at Bovey Tracey. Taken during the visit of the last special passenger train on 5 July 1970.
The 'end of the line' at Bovey Tracey. Taken during the visit of the last special passenger train on 5 July 1970.

Bovey railway station was on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.

The station was built on the west side of the town, opening on 26 June 1866. Two platforms were provided, with the main building and goods shed being on the town side of the line.

The station closed to passengers on 28 February 1959, goods trains continuing until 6 July 1970.

The trackbed has now been used as a road by-pass, but a short distance to the north they diverge and the abandoned railway now forms a pleasant woodland walk. The station building still stands adjacent to the by-pass and is used as the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust Centre. The goods shed is used as a store by the Dartmoor National Park Authority.

[edit] References

  • Beck, Keith (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN 0-906867-90-8. 
  • Jenkins, S C; Pomroy, L J (1989). The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway. Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-389-3. 
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