Tipton St Johns railway station

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Tipton St Johns
General information
LocationEast Devon
Platforms2
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Key dates
1874Opened
1967Closed

Tipton St Johns railway station is a closed railway station that served the village of Tipton St John in Devon, England. It was opened in 1874 and later served as the junction for the Budleigh Salterton Railway, but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.[1]

History

Local railway lines

The station was originally opened as Tipton on the Sidmouth branch line but was renamed Tipton St. Johns in 1881.

The branch line left the main line at Sidmouth Junction (now Feniton) and terminated at Sidmouth. The station was expanded as junction when the line to Budleigh Salterton was created.[2]

Passenger and freight services were withdrawn in 1967.[3]

Present state

The station building and platform remain as private accommodation known as station house. [4]


Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Ottery St Mary
Line and station closed
  BR Southern Region
Sidmouth Railway
  Sidmouth
Line and station closed
  BR Southern Region
Budleigh Salterton Railway
  Newton Poppleford
Line and station closed
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

  1. ^ "Tipton St John Village". Tipton St John Village. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  2. ^ "Sidmouth Junction to Tipton St Johns and thence to Sidmouth or Budleigh Salterton/Exmouth". Cornwall Railway Society. Retrieved 18 July 2016.
  3. ^ Catford, Nick (4 April 2013). "Tipton St. Johns". Disused Stations.
  4. ^ "Tipton St John". Step 10. Retrieved 18 July 2016.