Morebath Junction railway station

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Coordinates51°00′42″N 3°29′44″W / 51.0118°N 3.4955°W / 51.0118; -3.4955
Platforms1
Morebath Junction Halt
Site of Morebath Junction Halt in October 2007
General information
LocationMorebath, Mid Devon
England
Coordinates51°00′42″N 3°29′44″W / 51.0118°N 3.4955°W / 51.0118; -3.4955
Grid referenceSS951246
Platforms1
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
1884Junction and signal box opened
1928Halt opened
1963Exe Valley Railway closed
1966Halt and Devon and Somerset Railway closed
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Morebath Junction Halt was a railway halt near the junction of the Devon and Somerset Railway and Exe Valley Railway in Devon, South West England.

The railway junction at Morebath was opened in 1884 to connect the newly built Tiverton and North Devon Railway (T&NDR) with the Devon and Somerset Railway (D&SR) that had been completed in 1873. The T&NDR became part of the Exe Valley Railway in 1885. The Great Western Railway operated the D&SR from the outset and took it over in 1901.

Morebath Junction is the only location in Britain to have had a signalwoman in the 19th century.[1] Mrs Town was appointed in 1890, and in October 1913 The Railway Magazine reported that she was "very proud" of her job after 23 years' service and hoped to continue indefinitely.[1]

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