Yarde Halt

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Yarde Halt
Yarde Halt
Location
Location	East Yarde
Area	East Devon
Grid reference	SS495145
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 1966	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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Yarde Halt^[1] was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run^[2] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, constructed in 1925 to serve clay works along its route. It was closed in 1966 and now forms part of the popular^[3] Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council^[4].

[edit] References

1. ^ Occasionally, railway memorabilia connected with the station surfaces(See Lot 102)
2. ^ Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1873793375
3. ^ Ramblers reminiscences
4. ^ East Devon Council

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

[edit] See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain
• List of former West Country Halts

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°54′61″N, 4°8′52″WCoordinates: 50°54′61″N, 4°8′52″W