Seaton (Devon) railway station

Seaton
Location
Place Seaton
Area East Devon
Coordinates 50°42′19″N 3°03′41″W / 50.7053°N 3.0613°W / 50.7053; -3.0613Coordinates: 50°42′19″N 3°03′41″W / 50.7053°N 3.0613°W / 50.7053; -3.0613
Grid reference SY251900
Operations
Original company Seaton and Beer Railway
Pre-grouping London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Platforms 2
History
16 March 1868 (1868-03-16) Opened as Seaton and Beer
? Renamed Seaton
7 March 1966 (1966-03-07) Closed
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Seaton (Devon) railway station served the holiday resort of Seaton in Devon, England between 1868 and 1966. It was the terminus of a branch line from Seaton Junction.

History

The Seaton and Beer Railway was authorised on 13 July 1863 for a line from a junction with the London and South Western Railway (LSWR), at the station that was then known as Colyton for Seaton (but which later became Seaton Junction[1]), to Seaton.[2] After some delays, the line was completed in 1867; it was inspected by Colonel Yolland of the Board of Trade on 27 December 1867, but he found various problems and refused to sanction the opening.[3] After the issues had been addressed, the line was opened on 16 March 1868, together with its three stations including that at Seaton.[3]

The station was about half a mile east of the centre of Seaton, on the western side of the estuary of the River Axe. Originally named Seaton and Beer, it was renamed Seaton by the LSWR.[4]

The station closed on 7 March 1966.[4]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Colyford
Line and station closed
  British Rail
Southern Region

Seaton Branch Line
  Terminus

Notes

  1. Butt 1995, pp. 67, 207.
  2. Williams 1973, p. 212.
  3. 1 2 Williams 1973, p. 214.
  4. 1 2 Butt 1995, p. 207.

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