Whitstone and Bridgerule railway station
Former railway station in Devon, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Whitstone and Bridgerule railway station?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
SHOW ALL QUESTIONS
Whitstone and Bridgerule (Cornish: Mengwynn ha Ponsrowald) was a railway station on the Bude Branch that closed in 1966. The station was opened in 1898 by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) when the line was extended from Holsworthy station to the new terminus of the line at Bude.
Quick Facts General information, Location ...
Whitstone and Bridgerule Mengwynn ha Ponsrowald | |
---|---|
General information | |
Location | Whitstone and Bridgerule, Torridge England |
Grid reference | SS269014 |
Platforms | 2 |
Other information | |
Status | Disused |
History | |
Pre-grouping | London and South Western Railway |
Post-grouping | Southern Railway Western Region of British Railways |
Key dates | |
1 November 1898[1] | Opened |
3 October 1966[1] | Closed to passengers and goods |
Close
Okehampton to Bude Line | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
The station had been proposed for closure in the Beeching Report. The station sat inconveniently between the settlements of Bridgerule in Devon and Whitstone in Cornwall.