Kingsbridge railway station (England)

Kingsbridge
Kingsbridge
	View eastward, towards the buffer-stops in 1958
General information
Location	Kingsbridge, South Hams; England
Grid reference	SX732441
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Great Western Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway; Western Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 December 1893	Opened
16 September 1963	Closed

Kingsbridge Branch

Legend

					Brent ( Plymouth – Totnes )
					Avonwick
					Gara Bridge
					Loddiswell

					Kingsbridge
					Proposed extension to
					Salcombe (not constructed)

Kingsbridge railway station was the terminus station of the single track branch GWR line from Brent to the town of Kingsbridge.

History

The station opened in December 1893 to serve the town and towns in the surrounding area such as Salcombe. Work was started on construction of the extension of the line from Kingsbridge to Salcombe but work was soon abandoned. The station saw a 25% increase in traffic during its last year of operation.^[1]

The station was closed for freight and passengers on 16 September 1963,^[2] and the site is now covered by an industrial estate.

Description

The station buildings was constructed in stone except for a corrugated iron carriage shed.^[1]

Services

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Loddiswell		Great Western Railway (Kingsbridge branch line)		Terminus

References

^ ^a ^b "Disused Stations: Kingsbridge Station".
^ Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.

External links

50°16′58″N 3°46′52″W / 50.2828°N 3.7810°W / 50.2828; -3.7810

[subbrit-1] "Disused Stations: Kingsbridge Station".

[2] Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 250. OCLC 931112387.

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