Torrington railway station

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Torrington Station
The old station at Great Torrington
Location
Location	Great Torrington
Area	East Devon
Grid reference	SS475195
Operations
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway1872-1923 Southern Railway (Great Britain) 1923-1948
Post-grouping	Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
Platforms	Three
History
27 July 1872	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-V W-Z
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Torrington (L&SWR) station^[1] was a west country railway station^[2] that dispatched trains to Bideford and Barnstable, as well as being a terminus for the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway line to Halwill in North Devon.

[edit] References

1. ^ Old photo
2. ^ Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V/Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1873793375

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Terminus		North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)		Watergate Halt
Terminus		London and South Western Railway (1872-1923) Southern Railway (Great Britain) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)		Bideford

[edit] Gallery

The approach to Torrington from Watergate Halt and the site of the old wooden viaduct.

The narrow gauge wooden viaduct over the Torridge in 1905.

Torrington station on 15 June 1969 looking towards Bideford.

[edit] See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

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°57′28″N, 4°10′36″WCoordinates: 50°57′28″N, 4°10′36″W