East Anstey railway station

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East Anstey railway station served the village in Devon to the west of Dulverton. It was on the Devon and Somerset Railway that ran between Taunton and Barnstaple. The Devon and Somerset was operated by the Bristol and Exeter Railway and was taken over with the B&E by the Great Western Railway.

The section of the line between Wiveliscombe and Barnstaple opened on 1 November 1873. East Anstey station was originally on a single track part of the line at the highest point of the line, 800 feet (240 m) above sea level, and had a single platform on the down side of the line (towards Barnstaple). A crossing loop was installed with a second platform in 1876. The station had a signalbox on the down platform and a small goods yard to the west of the station, with a goods shed that held cattle pens.

Goods traffic was limited and was withdrawn from East Anstey in 1963 and the station closed to passenger traffic with the closure of the Devon and Somerset line on 3 October 1966. The station building and the goods shed have been converted into houses.

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Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Dulverton Line and station closed		Devon and Somerset Railway Great Western Railway		Yeo Mill Line and station closed

[edit] References

• Devon Railway stations, Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, Wimborne, 2007. ISBN 1 904349 55 6