Hole Railway Station[1] was a small halt on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway in the U.K. 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 The line closed in 1965[3] as part of the Beeching proposals, freight services having been withdrawn earlier on this section of the line.
Hole | |
|---|---|
 Track approaching former station | |
| General information | |
| Location | Just south west of the village of Highampton, Torridge England |
| Grid reference | SS469035 |
| Platforms | 2 |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1925 | Opened |
| 1 March 1965 | Closed |
References
edit- ^ Map of Station’s position Archived 20 October 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ V. Mitchell and K. Smith. Branch Lines to Torrington (1994 ed.). Midhurst: Middleton Press. ISBN 1-873793-37-5.
- ^ Atterbury, P. (2009). Discovering Britain's lost railways. Basingstoke: AA Publishing. ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7.
| 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
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