Ottery St Mary railway station

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Ottery St Mary
Location Ottery St Mary, East Devon
England
Coordinates 50°44′56″N3°17′15″W / 50.7489°N 3.2874°W / 50.7489; -3.2874 Coordinates: 50°44′56″N3°17′15″W / 50.7489°N 3.2874°W / 50.7489; -3.2874
Platforms2
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original company London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Key dates
1874Opened
6 March 1967Closed for passengers
8 May 1967Closed for freight

Ottery St Mary railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Ottery St Mary, in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 on the Sidmouth Railway, but was closed in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.

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History

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Local railway lines

The station originally opened as Ottery St Mary town, probably to distinguish from Sidmouth Junction, which was originally named Ottery St Mary and Ottery road.

Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967. [1]

Present state

The station building is now a youth club. The remaining site is now an industrial estate. [2]

Preceding station Disused railways Following station
Sidmouth Junction
Line closed, station open
  British Rail
Southern Region

Sidmouth Railway
  Tipton St Johns
Line and station closed
Sidmouth & Budleigh
Salterton Railways
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Feniton
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Sidmouth Junction
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Ottery St Mary
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Tipton St Johns
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Sidmouth
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Newton Poppleford
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Colaton Raleigh siding
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East Budleigh
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Budleigh Salterton
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Littleham
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Exmouth

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