Meeth Halt railway station
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Meeth Halt | |
|---|---|
_-_geograph.org.uk_-_567424.jpg) Site of old station, now part of a long-distance footpath | |
| General information | |
| Location | Meeth, West Devon England |
| Grid reference | SS546079 |
| Platforms | One |
| Other information | |
| Status | Disused |
| History | |
| Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway |
| Post-grouping |
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| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1925 | Opened |
| 1 March 1965 | Closed |
Opened in 1925, Meeth Halt was a small railway station on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1948.[1] The line was built in part over a narrow gauge line that was used from 1881 to take ball clay from claypits at Marland and Meeth to Torrington, which was until 1925 the terminus of a branch from Barnstaple.
The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1965[2] as part of the Beeching proposals, but remained open for freight from the Meeth clay workings north of Meeth Halt through Torrington to Barnstaple until 1982.[3] The station consisted of a simple short concrete platform and a stone shelter and remains as a recognisable landmark on the Tarka Trail, a very popular destination for long-distance walkers and cyclists.[4] As a result it is in the process of a major renovation.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell, V & Smith, K: Midhurst, Middleton Press, 1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
- ^ Discovering Britain's lost railways Atterbury, P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
- ^ Freight details[permanent dead link]
- ^ Local authority details
- ^ Planning application[permanent dead link]
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrockstow | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) | Hatherleigh |
See also[edit]
- Old bus by ex-Halt[permanent dead link]
- List of closed railway stations in Britain
- List of former West Country Halts
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