Loddiswell railway station
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Loddiswell | |||||
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.jpg) Loddiswell station building in 2014 | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Loddiswell, South Hams England | ||||
| Grid reference | SX730483 | ||||
| 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 | ||||
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| 19 December 1893 | Station opened | ||||
| 16 September 1963 | Station closed | ||||
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Loddiswell railway station was a stop on the Kingsbridge branch line of the Great Western Railway.
The stone-built station opened on the 19 December 1893 when the Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.[1] The line was authorised for building in 1882 by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway, which was acquired subsequently by the GWR in 1888.[2]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939; [3][4] another was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1957, then two coaches from 1958 to 1961.[5]
The station was downgraded to an unstaffed halt when it closed to freight on 6 February 1961. Despite local opposition, it was closed on 16 September 1963.[1]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Gara Bridge | Great Western Railway (Kingsbridge branch line) |
Kingsbridge | ||
