Brent railway station
Brent railway station was on the South Devon Railway, serving the village of South Brent on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England.
Brent Station site on the South Devon mainline in 1971.
| Brent | |
|---|---|
 The station in 1958 | |
| Location | |
| Place | South Brent, Devon |
| Operations | |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Platforms | 3 |
| History | |
| 15 June 1848 | Opened |
| 5 October 1964 | Closed |
| Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom | |
| Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z | |
The line through Brent opened on 5 May 1848 but the station was not ready to open until 15 June 1848.
The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876. On 19 December 1893 the station became a junction, with the opening of the branch to Kingsbridge. The first station on the branch was at Avonwick.
The station has since been closed.
Further reading
- The Great Western in South Devon by Keith Beck and John Copsey, Wild Swan Publications 1990, ISBN 0-906867-90-8
- An Illustrated History of Plymouth's Railways by Martin Smith, Irwell Press 1995, ISBN 978-1871608410
- The South Devon Railway by R H Gregory, Oakwood Press1982, ISBN 0-85361-286-2
- The records of the South Devon Railway and its successors can be consulted at The National Archives
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wrangaton | Great Western Railway Exeter–Plymouth line |
Totnes | ||
| Terminus | Great Western Railway Kingsbridge branch line |
Avonwick |
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