Mary Tavy and Blackdown railway station

Mary Tavy and Blackdown
General information
Location	Mary Tavy, West Devon United Kingdom
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Opened	1 July 1865 (1865-07-01) [1]
Closed	31 December 1962 (1962-12-31)
Previous names	Mary Tavy
Original company	Launceston and South Devon Railway
Pre-grouping	Great Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern
Key dates
7 December 1906	Station renamed Mary Tavy and Blackdown
11 August 1941	Goods traffic ceased
Location

v t e Launceston Branch Line
Legend
miles North Cornwall Railway to Padstow Launceston Steam Railway 35½ Launceston to Okehampton 30¾ Lifton 27½ Coryton 26¾ Liddaton Halt to Okehampton 23¼ Lydford Brentor (LSWR) 20¾ Mary Tavy and Blackdown Tavistock North (LSWR) 16½ Tavistock South (GWR) LSWR to Devonport 15½ Whitchurch Down Platform Grenofen Tunnel Walkham Viaduct Magpie Viaduct 12½ Horrabridge Yelverton Tunnel 11¾ Yelverton Princetown Railway 10¾ Clearbrook Halt Shaugh Tunnel 8¾ Shaugh Bridge Platform Ham Green Viaduct 7¾ Bickleigh 7¼ Bickleigh Viaduct Riverford Viaduct Cann Viaduct 5¾ Plym Bridge Platform Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway to Lee Moor Marsh Mills (Plym Valley Railway) 4¾ Marsh Mills 3¾ GWR to Exeter Laira TMD Plymouth and Dartmoor Railway to Cattedown Laira Halt to Plymouth Friary and Sutton Harbour   Lipson Vale Halt Mutley Tunnel 1¾ Mutley 0¾ Plymouth North Road Cornwall Railway to Truro Devonport (LSWR) LSWR to Tavistock North 0¾ Plymouth Millbay

Mary Tavy and Blackdown was a railway station serving the villages of Mary Tavy and Blackdown, operated by the Launceston and South Devon Railway, forming part of the line between Plymouth Millbay and Launceston.

History

This station was situated about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) from both Mary Tavy and Blackdown, and was originally known as just Mary Tavy. It was renamed Mary Tavy and Blackdown in 1906 ^[2] or 1907. ^[1]

It was a crossing station while London and South Western Railway trains were running (until 1890). ^[1] A passing loop was provided, but it was removed in 1892, leaving in use just the platform on the right of trains going towards Launceston.

Preceding station	Disused railways			Following station
Tavistock South		British Rail Western Region Launceston Branch Line		Lydford

References

1. Thomas 1981, p. 192.
2. Great Western Railway Circular No. 2,070, dated 7 December 1906.

Sources

• Thomas, D.S.J. (1981). The West Country. Regional history of the railways of Great Britain. David & Charles. ISBN   978-0-7153-8210-3 . Retrieved 29 September 2025.