Gara Bridge railway station
Gara Bridge railway station was a station on the Kingsbridge branch of the GWR.
Gara Bridge | |
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Remains of the station (1995) | |
Location | |
Place | Curtisknowle |
Area | South Hams |
Grid reference | SX730534 |
Operations | |
Original company | Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway |
Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Great Western Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Platforms | 2 |
History | |
19 December 1893 | Station opens |
16 September 1963 | Station closes |
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 |
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History
The station opened on the 19 December 1893 when the Great Western Railway(GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line.[1] The line had been planned, and authorised in 1882, by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway which was subsequently acquired by the GWR in 1888.[2]
The stone built station was the only one on the line to have a passing loop.[3][4]
The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939.[4][5] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region in 1956 and 1957 then two coaches from 1958 to 1962.[6]
The station closed on 16 September 1963.[7]
Despite a great deal of local opposition station was closed for freight and passengers on 16 September 1963, and is now a private dwelling.
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Avonwick | Great Western Railway Kingsbridge branch line |
Loddiswell |
References
- Quick 2019, p. 180.
- Grant 2017, p. 293.
- "Gara Bridge station on OS Six-inch map Devon CXXVI.10 (Diptford; Loddiswell; Moreleigh; North Huish; Woodleigh)". National Library of Scotland. 1906. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- Fenton 1999, p. 123.
- McRae 1997, p. 31.
- McRae 1998, pp. 82-83 & 95.
- Quick 2019, p. 55.
Bibliography
- Fenton, Mike (1999), Camp Coach Holidays on the G.W.R, Wild Swan, ISBN 1-874103-53-4
- Grant, Donald J. (2017). Directory of the Railway Companies of Great Britain (1st ed.). Kibworth Beauchamp, Leicestershire: Troubador Publishing Ltd. ISBN 978-1-78803-768-6.
- McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-48-7.
- McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN 1-870119-53-3.
- Quick, Michael (2019) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF) (5th ed.). Railway and Canal Historical Society.