Hole railway station

Infobox UK disused station
name = Hole


caption = Track approaching former station
gridref = SS481039
manager = North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948)
owner = Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1966)
locale = Just south of the village of Highampton
borough = West Devon
platforms = One
years = 27 July 1925
events = Opened
years1 = 1 March 1965
events1 = Closed

Hole Railway Station [ [http://www.hfstephens-museum.org.uk/pages/his_railways/devoncornwall.htm Map of Station’s position] ] was a small halt on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway between Torrington and Halwill Junction, serving villages such as Black Torrington, Highampton and Sheepwash. The line, which opened in 1925, was a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways [Cite book
author = V. Mitchell and K. Smith
title = "Branch Lines to Torrington"
edition = 1994
publisher = Middleton Press
location = Midhurst
ISBN = 1873793375 ] in 1948. The line closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching proposals, freight services having been withdrawn earlier on this section of the line. Occasionally, railway memorabilia connected with the station surfaces [ [http://www.paddingtonticketauctions.co.uk/t33/cat.html See Lot 102] ] .

References

See also

*List of closed railway stations in Britain
* [http://www.colonelstephenssociety.org.uk/webpages/History.htm The Colonel Stephens Society]