Watergate Halt railway station
Former railway station in Devon, England
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Watergate Halt was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run[2] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway.
"It was one of those moments you always remember – a first glimpse, caught through the dappled sunlight of a woodland glade. Deep within the heart of North Devon, I came across this tiny wayside halt, no longer than a single carriage length."[3]
Watergate Halt | |||||
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 Watergate Halt | |||||
| General information | |||||
| Location | Watergate Bridge, Torridge England | ||||
| Grid reference | SS468176 | ||||
| Platforms | One | ||||
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| Status | Disused | ||||
| History | |||||
| Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway | ||||
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| 20 Sept. 1926[1] | Opened | ||||
| 1 March 1965 | Closed | ||||
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A remote rural station[4] with one small siding used by a local farmer,[5] it was closed in 1965 and now forms part of the popular Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council.[6]
