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Littleham railway station

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Littleham
General information
LocationEast Devon
Platforms2
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1903Opened
1967Closed

Littleham railway station was a railway station that served Littleham, Exmouth, in Devon, England. It was opened in 1903 on the Budleigh Salterton Railway, but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.

History

Local railway lines

The station was the penultimate station on the Budleigh Salterton Railway.

Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.[1]

Present state

The Station Master's house remains as a private dwelling, the rest having been built over by road and housing.


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Budleigh Salterton
Line and station closed
  British Rail
Southern Region

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

References