Newton Poppleford railway station

Newton Poppleford
General information
Location	Newton Poppleford, East Devon England
Platforms	1
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	Budleigh Salterton Railway
Pre-grouping	London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping	Southern Railway
Key dates
1 June 1899	Opened
6 March 1967	Closed
Location

Newton Poppleford railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Newton Poppleford in East Devon, England. The station was opened by the Budleigh Salterton Railway on 1 June 1899 and closed by British Railways on 6 March 1967. ^[1]

History

Local railway lines

The station was opened as a small station on the Budleigh Salterton Railway.

The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1935 to 1939. ^[2] A camping coach was also positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1964. ^[3]

Goods facilities were withdrawn in 1964 and the station was downgraded as a halt. The station was completely closed in 1967. ^[1]

Present state

The station and the bridge over the A3052 road have both since been demolished, with no tangible evidence remaining. ^[4]

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

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

50°42′04″N3°17′28″W / 50.7010°N 3.2911°W / 50.7010; -3.2911

References

1. Quick 2022, p. 336.
2. McRae 1997, p. 33.
3. McRae 1998, pp. 59 & 65.
4. Catford, Nick. "Newton Poppleford station". Disused stations. Retrieved 9 July 2020.

Bibliography

• McRae, Andrew (1997). British Railway Camping Coach Holidays: The 1930s & British Railways (London Midland Region). Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part One). Foxline. ISBN   1-870119-48-7.
• McRae, Andrew (1998). British Railways Camping Coach Holidays: A Tour of Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Vol. Scenes from the Past: 30 (Part Two). Foxline. ISBN   1-870119-53-3.
• Quick, Michael (2022) [2001]. Railway passenger stations in Great Britain: a chronology (PDF). version 5.04. Railway & Canal Historical Society. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2022.