Lustleigh railway station
Disused railway station in Devon, England
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Lustleigh station was a stop on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway; it served the village of Lustleigh, in Devon, England.
Lustleigh | |||||
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Lustleigh station in 1912, with a train for Moretonhampstead | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Lustleigh, Teignbridge England | ||||
| Grid reference | SX786814 | ||||
| Platforms | 1 | ||||
| Other information | |||||
| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway | ||||
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| 4 July 1866 | Opened | ||||
| 2 March 1959[1] | Closed to passengers | ||||
| 1964[1] | Line closed to goods traffic | ||||
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Lustleigh was the penultimate station on this 12.3 mile (20 km) branch line off the South Devon Main Line. It had a single platform and one siding.[2]
The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway company was formed in 1861, and work on the line commenced in 1863. The line opened to the public in 1866; it was converted from broad gauge to standard gauge in 1892.
The station was used on 28 February 1931 for the film The Hound of the Baskervilles;[3] its name changed temporarily to Baskerville.[4][5][6]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[7][8] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region from 1952 to 1958.[9]
The station closed to passengers after the last train on 28 February 1959, with goods trains continuing until 1964.
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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| Pullabrook Halt | Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead Great Western Railway |
Moretonhampstead | ||
The site today
The platform survives and the station building has been greatly enlarged.
