Brentor railway station

Brentor
Brentor railway station in 2009
General information
Location	Brentor, West Devon United Kingdom
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	1 June 1890 (1890-06-01)
Closed	6 May 1968 (1968-05-06)
Pre-grouping	Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Location

v t e Exeter to Plymouth via Okehampton
Legend
miles 0⅕ London Waterloo West of England Main Line 171¾ Exeter Queen Street St David's Tunnel Great Western Railway to Plymouth 172½ Exeter St Davids Red Cow Crossing Cowley Bridge Junction GWR to London via Bristol River Exe 176¾ Newton St Cyres 179¼ Crediton Crediton Level Crossing 183⅕ Yeoford Coleford Junction Tarka Line to Barnstaple 187¾ Bow 191⅕ North Tawton 193¾ Sampford Courtenay Fatherford Viaduct 197½ Okehampton Meldon Quarry Meldon Viaduct Meldon Junction Line to Bude Lake Viaduct to Rattlebrook Peat Works 204⅕ Bridestowe Lydford Viaduct GWR to Launceston 207¼ Lydford 208¾ Brentor GWR to Plymouth River Wallabrook Viaduct 213¾ Tavistock North Tavistock Viaduct Shillamill Viaduct Shillamill Tunnel 220¼ Bere Alston Plymouth, Devonport & South Western Jn Rly to Callington 223⅕ Bere Ferrers Tavy Viaduct Tamerton Foliot Tamerton Viaduct 227¼ St Budeaux GWR to Penzance St Budeaux Junction GWR to Plymouth Weston Mill Halt Camels Head Halt Ford Ford Viaduct Ford Tunnel Albert Road Halt Devonport Park Tunnel 229½ Devonport Kings Road Ocean Quay GWR to St Budeaux Devonport Junction Plymouth Millbay Plymouth (North Road) Mutley Mutley Tunnel Lipson Vale Halt GWR to Lydford and Exeter via Bristol GWR to Yealmpton GWR to Sutton Harbour to Turnchapel and Cattewatter Sutton Harbour Plymouth Friary

Brentor railway station used to serve the village of Brentor in Devon, England. It was on the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway's line from Lydford to Plymouth, between Lydford and Tavistock.

History

It opened on 1 June 1890 and closed on 6 May 1968. ^[1]

After closure and the track was removed, the space between the platforms filled in and the station building converted to a private house. ^[1]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tavistock North		British Rail Western Region Exeter to Plymouth Line		Lydford

References

1. Oakley, Mike (2007). Devon Railway Stations. Wimborne: The Doveote Press. pp. 42–43. ISBN   978-1-904-34955-6.

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