Richmond Road Halt railway station

Richmond Road Halt
Map showing the site of the halt.
Location
Place	Appledore
Area	Torridge
Coordinates	51°02′59″N 4°12′28″W / 51.0498°N 4.2077°WCoordinates: 51°02′59″N 4°12′28″W / 51.0498°N 4.2077°W
Grid reference	SS453301
Operations
Original company	Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Pre-grouping	British Electric Traction
Platforms	1
History
1 May 1908[1]	Opened
28 March 1917	Closed[2]
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Richmond Road Halt was a minor railway station or halt in North Devon, situated fairly close to the town of Appledore, a community lying on the peninsula formed by the sea (Barnstaple Bay), the River Torridge, and the River Taw.^[3]

History

The halt was opened in 1908 and the next stop on the line was Lovers' Lane Halt, followed by the terminus at Appledore, some 7½ miles from Bideford.^[4] This line had until 1901 run only as far as Northam.^[3]

Infrastructure

Richmond Road Halt had a simple single platform, raised one foot above rail level, with a shelter, without lighting and with a level crossing without gates.^[5][6] It had no freight facilities.^[7] It was situated on the left just before the crossroads with Broad Lane and the Burrows Road that used to be called Richmond Road.^[8]

Micro history

The trackbed from Appledore to Richmond Road Halt and beyond was converted into a road and the station buildings were demolished.^[9]

See also

Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway
Legend Appledore Lovers' Lane Halt Richmond Road Halt Northam Beach Road Westward Ho! Cornborough Abbotsham Road Kenwith Castle Halt Causeway The Lane Halt Locomotive shed Strand Road Halt Bideford Quay Bideford North Devon Railway

• Northam station
• Westward Ho! station

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Lovers' Lane Halt Line and station closed		Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway		Northam Line and station closed

References

Notes

1. Baxter, Page 23
2. Jenkins, Page 123
3. Jenkins, Page 110
4. Garner, Page 29
5. Jenkins, Page 56
6. Jenkins, Page 142
7. Jenkins, Page 62
8. Baxter, Page 38
9. Garner, Page 105

Sources

• Baxter, Julia & Jonathan (1980). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore railway 1901–1917. Pub. Chard. ISBN 0-9507330-1-6.
• Garner, Rod (2008). The Bideford, Westward Ho! & Appledore Railway. Pub. Kestrel Railway Books. ISBN 978-1-905505-09-8.
• Jenkins, Stanley C. (1993). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway. Oxford : Oakwood Press. ISBN 0-85361-452-0.
• Stuckey, Douglas (1962). The Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway 1901–1917. Pub. West Country Publications.