Albert Road Halt railway station explained

Albert Road Halt
Status:Disused
Borough:Devonport, Plymouth
Country:England
Coordinates:50.3777°N -4.1736°W
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
Pregroup:Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:1 November 1906
Events:Station opened
Years1:13 January 1947
Events1:Station closed

Albert Road Halt was a railway station in Plymouth in the English county of Devon. It was located between Ford and Devonport Park tunnels.

History

The station was opened by the Plymouth, Devonport and South Western Junction Railway on 1 November 1906, or possibly 1 October 1906.[1] This confusion may be the result of a complaint by the PDSWJR to the London and South Western Railway in September 1906 that while they had constructed the halt, the LSWR had not provided any service, and it is reported that services commenced before the official opening of 1 November.[2]

Although this company remained independent until the grouping, the LSWR used its tracks as an entry to Plymouth that did not involve its rival the Great Western Railway. Becoming part of the Southern Railway during the Grouping of 1923, it closed on 13 January 1947, less than a year before nationalisation.

The site today

The station has now been demolished.

See also

References

Notes and References

  1. Book: Kidner, R. W. . Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. . The Oakwood Press . Locomotion Papers . 156 . 1985 . Headington, Oxford . 39 . 0 85361 321 4.
  2. Book: Kidner, R. W. . Southern Railway Halts. Survey and Gazetteer. . The Oakwood Press . Locomotion Papers . 156 . 1985 . Headington, Oxford . 9 . 0 85361 321 4.