Meeth Halt railway station
Meeth Halt | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | West Devon |
| Owned by | Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966) |
| Managed by | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) |
| Platforms | One |
| Key dates | |
| 27 July 1925 | Opened |
| 1 March 1965 | Closed |
Opened in 1925, Meeth Halt was a small railway station on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway, a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1948.[1] The line was built in part over narrow gauge line that was used from 1881 to take ball clay from claypits at Marland and Meeth to Torrington, which was until 1925 the terminus of a branch from Barnstaple.
The line was closed to passenger traffic in 1965[2] as part of the Beeching proposals, but remained open for freight from the Meeth clay workings north of Meeth Halt through Torrington to Barnstaple up to 1982.[3] The station consisted of a simple short concrete platform and a stone shelter and remains as a recognisable landmark on the Tarka Trail, a very popular destination for long distance walkers and cyclists.[4] As a result, it is in the process of a major renovation.[5]
References
- ^ Branch Lines to Torrington Mitchell,V & Smith,K: Midhurst, Middleton Press,1994 ISBN 1-873793-37-5
- ^ "Discovering Britain's lost railways" Atterbury,P: Basingstoke, AA Publishing ISBN 978-0-7495-6370-7
- ^ Freight details
- ^ Local authority details
- ^ Planning application
| Preceding station | Disused railways | Following station | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petrockstow | North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965) |
Hatherleigh |
See also
50°51′07″N 4°3′59.2″W / 50.85194°N 4.066444°W
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