Churston railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Churston Ferrers, Devon |
| Area | Torbay |
| Coordinates | 50°23′46″N 3°33′24″W / 50.39598°N 3.55677°WCoordinates: 50°23′46″N 3°33′24″W / 50.39598°N 3.55677°W |
| Grid reference | SX894562 |
| Operations | |
| Original company | Dartmouth and Torbay Railway |
| Managed by | South Devon Railway |
| Pre-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Post-grouping | Great Western Railway |
| Operated by | Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway |
| Platforms | 2 |
| History | |
| 1861 | Opened (as Brixham Road) |
| 1868 | Brixham branch opened |
| 1972 | Preserved |
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Churston railway station is on the Dartmouth Steam Railway, a heritage railway in Torbay, Devon, England. It is on the main road to Brixham and close to the villages of Galmpton and Churston Ferrers.
The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway from Paignton railway station to Churston was opened for passengers on 14 March 1861 and for goods traffic on 1 April 1861. The station was known as Brixham Road at the time, and the line was extended to Kingswear railway station on 16 August 1864. The initial single platform was supplemented by a second in 1865. The Dartmouth and Torbay Railway was always operated by the South Devon Railway Company and was amalgamated with it on 1 January 1872. This was only short lived as it was in turn amalgamated into the Great Western Railway on 1 February 1876.
In the meantime the station had changed its name to Churston when an independent branch line had been opened by the Torbay and Brixham Railway to serve the latter town on 28 February 1868. The station was now a junction but the goods shed had to be moved to a new site alongside the Brixham line to make room for a short bay platform to accommodate the Brixham trains. Sidings were added to allow for the goods traffic handled on the branch, including a busy trade in fish. The Torbay and Brixham Railway was taken over by the Great Western Railway on 1 January 1883.
The lines had been built using the 7 ft (2,134 mm) broad gauge, but on 21 May 1892 were closed for the weekend to be converted to 4 ft 8 1⁄2 in (1,435 mm) standard gauge. The following year saw the platforms lengthened and a new signal box constructed. The platforms were further lengthened and a new signal box opened on 9 February 1913 to control the now extended crossing loop.
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