Gara Bridge railway station explained

Gara Bridge
Status:Disused
Borough:Curtisknowle, South Hams
Country:England
Grid Name:Grid reference
Platforms:2
Original:Great Western Railway
Pregroup:Great Western Railway
Postgroup:Great Western Railway
Western Region of British Railways
Years:19 December 1893
Events:Station opened
Years1:16 September 1963
Events1:Station closed

Gara Bridge railway station was a stop on the Kingsbridge branch line of the Great Western Railway.

History

Gara Bridge station opened on 19 December 1893, when the Great Western Railway (GWR) opened the Kingsbridge branch line. The line was authorised for building in 1882 by the Kingsbridge and Salcombe Railway, which was acquired subsequently by the GWR in 1888.

The stone-built station was the only one on the line to have a passing loop.[1] It was host to a GWR camp coach from 1934 to 1939; a camping coach was also positioned here by the Western Region in 1956 and 1957, then two coaches from 1958 to 1962.

Despite a great deal of local opposition, the station was closed for passengers and goods on 16 September 1963.

The site today

The station building is now a private dwelling.

Bibliography

External links

50.3665°N -3.7875°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gara Bridge station on OS Six-inch map Devon CXXVI.10 (Diptford; Loddiswell; Moreleigh; North Huish; Woodleigh). 1906. National Library of Scotland . 4 July 2020.