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Budleigh Salterton railway station

Budleigh Salterton
Location
Place Budleigh Salterton
Area East Devon
Coordinates 50°38′03″N 3°19′36″W / 50.6342°N 3.3268°W / 50.6342; -3.3268Coordinates: 50°38′03″N 3°19′36″W / 50.6342°N 3.3268°W / 50.6342; -3.3268
Operations
Original company London and South Western Railway
Post-grouping Southern Railway
Platforms 2
History
1897 Opened as Salterton
27 April 1898 renamed
6 March 1967 Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain
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Budleigh Salterton railway station is a closed railway station that served the town of Budleigh Salterton in Devon, England. It was opened by the London and South Western Railway (LSWR) in 1897 but was closed to passengers in 1967 due to the Beeching Axe.

The station was originally opened as Salterton, a terminus on the Budleigh Salterton Railway. The station was expanded in 1903 when the line was extended to Exmouth, which formed a loop.

Passenger services were withdrawn on 6 March 1967, when the Sidmouth Junction to Exmouth line was closed to all traffic (goods traffic had already been withdrawn in 1964).

The track was subsequently lifted by 1969, but the station site remained derelict but intact until the late 1970s. It was then cleared and redeveloped for housing - as such, no trace remains today.



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