Littleham | |
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![]() Littleham station site | |
General information | |
Location | Littleham, East Devon England |
Coordinates | 50°37′26″N3°23′12″W / 50.6240°N 3.3868°W |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Original company | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway |
Key dates | |
1 June 1903 | Opened |
6 March 1967 | Closed |
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Littleham railway station served the village of Littleham, in Devon, England between 1903 and 1967. It was a stop on the Budleigh Salterton Railway between Tipton St Johns to Exmouth.
Littleham station was opened on 1 June 1903 by the London and South Western Railway, when it opened the extension of the Budleigh Salterton Railway from Budleigh Salterton to Exmouth. [1] [2]
It had two platforms on either side of a passing loop and there was a signal box and a goods yard to the south of the station. The goods yard was capable of handling most goods including live stock and was equipped with a two-ton crane. [3] [4]
The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1937 to 1939. [5] Three camping coaches were positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1960; four Pullman camping coaches in 1962 were reduced to two for 1963 and 1964. [6]
The station was closed when the line closed on 6 March 1967. [1] [7]
Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
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Budleigh Salterton Line and station closed | British Rail Southern Region Budleigh Salterton Railway | Exmouth Line closed, station open |
Only the stationmaster's house remains as a private dwelling; the rest of the site has been redeveloped as road and housing. [8]