Brent railway station

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Brent
Brent 3 railway station 1892528 ff782f95.jpg
The station in 1958
General information
Location South Brent, South Hams
England
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company South Devon Railway
Pre-grouping Great Western Railway
Post-groupingGreat Western Railway
Key dates
15 June 1848Opened
5 October 1964 (1964-10-05)Closed

Brent railway station was on the South Devon Railway, serving the village of South Brent on the southern edge of Dartmoor in Devon, England.

Brent Station site on the South Devon mainline in 1971. Brentstation1.jpg
Brent Station site on the South Devon mainline in 1971.

The line through Brent opened on 5 May 1848 but the station was not ready to open until 15 June 1848. [1]

The South Devon Railway was amalgamated with the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876. On 19 December 1893 the station became a junction, with the opening of the branch to Kingsbridge. The station closed in 1964.

Child evacuees arrive at Brent station after being evacuated from Bristol in 1940. A group of children arrive at Brent station near Kingsbridge, Devon, after being evacuated from Bristol in 1940. D2592.jpg
Child evacuees arrive at Brent station after being evacuated from Bristol in 1940.

Further reading

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Wrangaton   Great Western Railway
Exeter–Plymouth line
  Totnes
Terminus  Great Western Railway
Kingsbridge branch line
  Avonwick

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References

  1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 96