Hole railway station

Hole
Track approaching former station
Location
Place 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 1965)
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–V W–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 The line closed in 1965[3] as part of the Beeching proposals, freight services having been withdrawn earlier on this section of the line.

References

  1. ^ Map of Station’s position
  2. ^ V. Mitchell and K. Smith. Branch Lines to Torrington (1994 ed.). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1873793375. 
  3. ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 0749563707
Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Hatherleigh   North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)		   Halwill

See also

Ex stations on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway