Strand Road Halt | |
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Map showing the position of Causeway Crossing Halt
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Location | |
Place | Bideford |
Area | Torridge |
Coordinates | 51°01′15″N 4°12′26″W / 51.020876°N 4.207313°WCoordinates: 51°01′15″N 4°12′26″W / 51.020876°N 4.207313°W |
Grid reference | SS452269 |
Operations | |
Original company | Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway |
Pre-grouping | British Electric Traction |
History | |
20 May 1901 | Opened |
28 March 1917 | 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 |
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Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway | |
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Strand Road Halt was a minor railway station or halt/request stop in North Devon, England, close to Bideford, on the Bideford, Westward Ho! and Appledore Railway, serving the outskirts of the town. It lay 0 mile and 32 chains from Bideford Quay.
The halt lay close to the "Yard" with its sidings, carriage shed and engine shed. The name was often shortened to The Strand.
The halt had no freight facilities. A platform does not appear to have been provided and as a request stop passengers had to clearly indicate that the train should halt. A single storey signal box was present with home semaphore signals.
In January 1901, the first train, with one carriage, ran from Bideford to Northam carrying a few friends of the Directors.
The fare from Bideford Quay to The Strand Halt was 1d.