Ashton railway station explained

Ashton
Status:Disused
Borough:Lower Ashton, Teignbridge
Country:England
Platforms:1
Original:Teign Valley Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Years:9 October 1882
Events:Station opens
Years1:9 June 1958
Events1:Station closed

Ashton railway station was a railway station serving the village of Ashton in Devon, England. It was located on the Teign Valley line.

History

The station was opened on 9 October 1882 as the northern terminus of the Teign Valley Railway when it opened from Heathfield junction on the Moretonhampstead and South Devon Railway. It became a through station when the line was extended to in 1883.

The station had a timber platform and a raised causeway for access when the Teign flooded. An engine shed and signal box were located to the south of the station and the goods yard was equipped with a 2 ton crane.[1]

The station was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939. A camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region in 1952.

The station closed on 9 June 1958.

The site today

The former station is now a private house.[2] Part of the goods yard crane remains in an adjacent farmyard.

Bibliography

Further reading

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ashton station on OS Six-inch map Devonshire XCI.SE (includes: Ashton; Chudleigh; Doddiscombsleigh; Kenn; Trusham.). 1887. National Library of Scotland . 3 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Ashton station. Disused Stations.