Hatherleigh railway station

Hatherleigh
Note the two platforms
Location
Place	Hatherleigh
Area	West Devon
Coordinates	50°49′48″N 4°05′03″W / 50.83°N 4.0843°W / 50.83; -4.0843Coordinates: 50°49′48″N 4°05′03″W / 50.83°N 4.0843°W / 50.83; -4.0843
Grid reference	SS533054
Operations
Post-grouping	North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway (1925 to 1948) Southern Region of British Railways (1948 to 1965)
Platforms	Two
History
27 July 1925	Opened
1 March 1965	Closed
Disused railway stations in the United Kingdom
Closed railway stations in Britain A B C D–F G H–J K–L M–O P–R S T–V W–Z

Hatherleigh Railway Station was a station on the North Devon and Cornwall Junction Light Railway between Torrington and Halwill Junction, serving the town of Hatherleigh. Hatherleigh was the largest place with a station on the line, though the town was almost two miles away. Like others on this line, the station itself was small but it was a passing place on the mainly single-track railway. The stationmaster at Hatherleigh also looked after the other stations on the line, even those, such as Petrockstow and Hole, that were staffed.

The line was opened in 1925 and was operated by the Southern Railway, though it remained a private line until it became part of the Southern Region of British Railways in 1948. The line closed in 1965 as part of the Beeching proposals, goods services having been withdrawn the previous year.