Watergate Halt | |
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General information | |
Location | Watergate Bridge,
Torridge England |
Grid reference | SS468176 |
Platforms | One |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway |
Post-grouping |
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Key dates | |
20 Sept. 1926 [1] | Opened |
1 March 1965 | Closed |
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]
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]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Torrington |
North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
Yarde Halt |
50°56′16″N 4°10′51″W / 50.9377°N 4.1808°W