Brampford Speke Halt railway station

Brampford Speke Halt railway station

Brampford Speke was a railway station on the Exe Valley Railway from Exeter St Davids to Dulverton. It opened in 1885 on the section from Stoke Canon to Tiverton.

Brampford Speke closed as an economy measure for two years from 1 January 1917 and from October 1923, it was designated as a halt and unstaffed. Both the station and the stationmaster's house remain in residential use.

Brampford Speke closed with the rest of the Exe Valley line on 7 October 1963. There were no goods facilities at Brampford Speke.

References

* Devon Railway Stations, by Mike Oakley, Dovecote Press, Wimborne, 2007, ISBN 1-904-34955-6


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