Nappers Halt railway station

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Nappers Halt
Station on heritage railway
Nappers Halt - geograph.org.uk - 1090654.jpg
Location Staverton, South Hams
England
Coordinates 50°27′41″N3°42′09″W / 50.46126°N 3.70256°W / 50.46126; -3.70256 Coordinates: 50°27′41″N3°42′09″W / 50.46126°N 3.70256°W / 50.46126; -3.70256
Operated by South Devon Railway
Platforms1
Key dates
20 March 1999Opened

Nappers Halt railway station is situated on the South Devon Railway, a heritage railway in Devon, England. [1] It serves the Sea Trout Inn, near Staverton.

The station was opened by the South Devon Railway Trust. Trains only stop on special event days.

Preceding station HR icon.svg   Heritage railways Following station
Totnes (Riverside)   South Devon Railway   Staverton

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References

  1. "Nappers Halt". www.chiark.greenend.org.uk.