Newton Poppleford railway station

Newton Poppleford
Location
Place	Newton Poppleford
Area	East Devon
Operations
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Platforms	1
History
1899	Opened
1967	Closed
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Newton Poppleford railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Newton Poppleford in East Devon, England. The station was opened by the Budleigh Salterton Railway on 1 June 1899 and closed by British Railways on 6 March 1967.

History

Local railway lines

The station was opened as a small station on the Budleigh Salterton Railway.

Goods facilities were withdrawn in 1964 and the station was downgraded as a halt. The station was completely closed in 1967.^[1]

Present state

The station and the bridge over the A3052 road have both since been demolished, with no tangible evidence remaining.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tipton St Johns Line and station closed		British Rail Southern Region Budleigh Salterton Railway		East Budleigh Line and station closed

Sidmouth & Budleigh Salterton Railways
Legend
West of England Main Line Feniton Sidmouth Junction West of England Main Line Ottery St Mary Tipton St Johns Sidmouth Newton Poppleford Colaton Raleigh siding East Budleigh Budleigh Salterton Littleham Avocet Line Exmouth

Coordinates: 50°42′04″N 3°17′28″W / 50.7010°N 3.2911°W

References

1. http://www.disused-stations.org.uk/n/newton_poppleford/index.shtml