Yarde Halt railway station

Yarde Halt
Yarde Halt
General information
Location	East Yarde, Torridge England
Grid reference	SS490145
Platforms	One
Other information
Status	Disused
History
Original company	North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway
Post-grouping	North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 July 1926 [1]	Opened
1 March 1965	Closed for passengers
Location

Yarde Halt in 1969

Yarde Halt railway station was an intermediate halt on the initially privately run ^[2] North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, opened in 1926 to serve clay works along its route. It was closed to passengers in 1965 ^[3] and now forms part of the popular ^[4] Tarka trail, a route for ramblers promoted by the local council. ^[5]

See also

• List of closed railway stations in Britain

References

1. Railway Passenger Stations by M.Quick page 495
2. Became part of Southern Region of British Railways in 1948 Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell, V/Smith, K: Midhurst, Middleton Press, 1994 ISBN   1-873793-37-5
3. "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury, P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN   978-0-7495-6370-7
4. Ramblers reminiscences
5. East Devon Council

Preceding station		Disused railways		Following station
Watergate Halt		North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)		Dunsbear Halt

External links

• List of former West Country Halts

50°54′36″N4°08′53″W / 50.90987°N 4.14797°W / 50.90987; -4.14797