Ottery St Mary railway station

Ottery St Mary
Location
Place	Ottery St Mary
Area	East Devon
Coordinates	50°44′56″N 3°17′15″W / 50.7489°N 3.2874°W / 50.7489; -3.2874Coordinates: 50°44′56″N 3°17′15″W / 50.7489°N 3.2874°W / 50.7489; -3.2874
Operations
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Platforms	2
History
1874	Opened
6 March 1967	Closed for passengers
8 May 1967	Closed for freight
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Ottery St Mary railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Ottery St Mary, in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 on the Sidmouth Railway, but was closed in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.

History

Local railway lines

The station originally opened as Ottery St Mary town, probably to distinguish from Sidmouth Junction, which was originally named Ottery St Mary and Ottery road.

Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.^[1]

Present state

The station building is now a youth club. The remaining site is now an industrial estate.^[2]

Sidmouth & Budleigh Salterton Railways
West of England Main Line Feniton Sidmouth Junction West of England Main Line Ottery St Mary Tipton St Johns Sidmouth Newton Poppleford Colaton Raleigh siding East Budleigh Budleigh Salterton Littleham Avocet Line Exmouth

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