East Budleigh railway station explained

East Budleigh
Status:Disused
Borough:East Budleigh, East Devon
Country:England
Coordinates:50.6589°N -3.3066°W
Platforms:1
Original:Budleigh Salterton Railway
Pregroup:London and South Western Railway
Postgroup:Southern Railway
Years:15 May 1897
Events:Opened
Years1:6 March 1967
Events1:Closed

East Budleigh railway station is a closed railway station that served the villages of East Budleigh and Otterton in Devon, England.

History

It was opened as Budleigh on 15 May 1897 when the Budleigh Salterton Railway (BSR) opened the line from (on the Sidmouth Railway) to .

The London and South Western Railway, which worked the BSR, did not name the station after the nearby village of Otterton to avoid confusion with its station on the North Cornwall line.

The station originally had a single platform with a passing loop to the south providing access to a goods siding with a cattle dock.[1]

The station was renamed East Budleigh on 27 April 1898.

The station was host to a Southern Railway camping coach from 1936 to 1939. Two camping coaches were also positioned here by the Southern Region from 1954 to 1964.

The station was closed when the line closed on 6 March 1967.

Present state

The station building and platform survive as private accommodation, with a few alterations.[2]

Bibliography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: East Budleigh station on OS 25 inch map Devon XCIII.12 (East Budleigh; Otterton). 1905. National Library of Scotland . 9 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Catford . Nick . East Budleigh station . Disused stations. 9 July 2020.