Ashbury railway station
This article is about the former LSWR station in Devon. For the similarly named station in Manchester, see Ashburys railway station.
| Ashbury | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Place | Ashbury |
| Area | West Devon |
| Operations | |
| Original company | London and South Western Railway |
| Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
| History | |
| 20 January 1879 | Station opens as Ashbury |
| April 1890 | Station renamed Ashbury and North Lew |
| by 4 July 1937 | Station renamed Ashbury for North Lew |
| BR | Station renamed Ashbury |
| 3 October 1966 | Station closed |
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Ashbury railway station was located on the Okehampton to Bude Line 3¾ miles east of Halwill Junction, and served the hamlet of Ashbury and the village of Northlew in the English county of Devon.
History
Opened by the London and South Western Railway, the station was absorbed by the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, In 1948 with nationalisation the station then passed on to the Southern Region of British Railways and later Western Region of British Railways. The station was subsequently closed by the British Railways Board.
The site today
References
- Butt, R. V. J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations: details every public and private passenger station, halt, platform and stopping place, past and present (1st ed.). Sparkford: Patrick Stephens Ltd. ISBN 1-8526-0508-1. OCLC 60251199.
- Jowett, Alan (2000). Jowett's Nationalised Railway Atlas (1st ed.). Penryn, Cornwall: Atlantic Transport Publishers. ISBN 0-9068-9999-0. OCLC 228266687.
- Station on navigable O. S. map
| Preceding station | Historical railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maddaford Moor Halt | Southern Railway London and South Western Railway |
Halwill Junction | ||
Coordinates: 50°44′47″N 04°09′04″W / 50.74639°N 4.15111°W
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