Budleigh Salterton railway station

Budleigh Salterton
General information
Location	Budleigh Salterton, East Devon England
Coordinates	50°38′03″N3°19′36″W / 50.6342°N 3.3268°W / 50.6342; -3.3268
Platforms	2
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
15 May 1897	Opened as Salterton
27 April 1898	renamed
6 March 1967	Closed [1]
Location

Budleigh Salterton railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Budleigh Salterton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1897 but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe. ^[2]

History

Local railway lines

The station was originally opened as Salterton, a terminus on the Budleigh Salterton Railway. The station was expanded in 1903 when the line was extended to Exmouth, which formed a loop. ^[3]

Passenger services were withdrawn on 6 March 1967, when the Sidmouth Junction to Exmouth line was closed to all traffic (goods traffic had already been withdrawn in 1964). ^[3]

Present state

The track was subsequently lifted by 1969, but the station site remained derelict but intact until the late 1970s. It was then cleared and redeveloped for housing - as such, no trace remains today. ^[3]

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
East Budleigh Line and station closed		British Rail Southern Region Budleigh Salterton Railway		Littleham Line and station closed

References

1. Quick, M E (2002). Railway passenger stations in England, Scotland and Wales – a chronology. Richmond: Railway and Canal Historical Society. p. 102. OCLC   931112387.
2. "The Beeching Axe: The lost railways of Devon and Cornwall - Devon Live". Devon Live. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
3. Disused Stations - Budleigh Salterton

v t e Sidmouth & Budleigh Salterton Railways
Legend
West of England Main Line Feniton Sidmouth Junction West of England Main Line Ottery St Mary Tipton St Johns Sidmouth Newton Poppleford Colaton Raleigh siding East Budleigh Budleigh Salterton Littleham Avocet Line Exmouth