Bovey railway station

Bovey
Bovey station in 2017
General information
Location	Bovey Tracey, Teignbridge England
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Post-grouping	Great Western Railway
Key dates
4 July 1866	Opened
2 March 1959	Closed to passengers
6 July 1970	Line closed to goods traffic
Location

v t e Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway
Legend
Moretonhampstead  A382  Lustleigh Hawkmoor Halt / Pullabrook Halt Bovey Brimley Halt Teign Valley Line Heathfield  A38  Teigngrace Halt Exeter Road GWML to London Newton Abbot GWML to Penzance

Bovey railway station, sometimes known as Bovey for Ilsington, ^[1] was a stop on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway at Bovey Tracey, Devon, England.

History

The station was built on the west side of the town, opening on 4 July 1866. ^[1] Two platforms were provided, with the main building and goods shed being on the town side of the line.

The station closed to passengers after the last train on 28 February 1959, ^[1] with goods trains continuing until 6 July 1970.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Brimley Halt		Newton Abbot to Moretonhampstead Great Western Railway		Pullabrook Halt

The site today

Some of the line is now a road by-pass carrying the A382 road; a short distance to the north, the road diverges where the line is now a woodland walk through the Parke estate, owned by the National Trust, along the old track bed to Lustleigh station. ^[2]

The station building still stands adjacent to the by-pass and is used as the Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust Centre. The goods shed is used as a store by the Dartmoor National Park Authority. ^[2]

References

Citations

1. Butt, p40
2. Holman, Dave (4 June 2017). "Station name: Bovey". Disused Stations. Retrieved 18 August 2024.

Sources

• Beck, Keith; Copsey, John (1990). The Great Western in South Devon. Didcot: Wild Swan Publications. ISBN   0-906867-90-8.
• Butt, R (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.
• Jenkins, S C; Pomroy, L J (1989). The Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway . Oxford: Oakwood Press. ISBN   0-85361-389-3.

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