Hole railway station

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Hole
Track approaching former station
Location
Location	Just south of the village of Highampton
Area	West Devon
Grid reference	SS481039
Operations
Pre-grouping	North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
Post-grouping	Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Platforms	One
History
27 July 1925	Opened
1 March 1965	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D-F G H-J K-L M-O P-R S T-Z
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Hole Railway Station^[1] was a small halt on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway between Torrington and Halwill Junction, serving villages such as Black Torrington, Highampton and Sheepwash. The line, which opened in 1925, was a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways ^[2] in 1948. The line closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching proposals, freight services having been withdrawn earlier on this section of the line. Occasionally, railway memorabilia connected with the station surfaces ^[3].

[edit] References

1. ^ Map of Station’s position
2. ^ V. Mitchell and K. Smith. Branch Lines to Torrington, 1994, Midhurst: Middleton Press. 
3. ^ See Lot 102

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Hatherleigh		North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)		Halwill

[edit] See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain
• The Colonel Stephens Society

v • d • e Ex stations on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway Torrington • Watergate Halt • Yarde Halt • Dunsbear Halt • Marland Works • Petrockstow • Meeth Halt • Hatherleigh • Hole • Halwill •

50°48′51″N, 4°9′23″WCoordinates: 50°48′51″N, 4°9′23″W