Seaton Junction railway station

Seaton Junction
Station buildings in 1995.
General information
LocationSeaton Junction nr Shute, East Devon
England
Platforms3
Other information
StatusDisused
History
Original companyLondon and South Western Railway
Post-groupingSouthern Railway
Southern Region of British Railways
Key dates
19 July 1860[1]Opened as Colyton for Seaton
16 March 1868Renamed Colyton Junction
July 1869[2]Renamed Seaton Junction
7 March 1966Closed to passengers
8 May 1967[3]Goods facilities withdrawn

Seaton Junction is a closed railway station on the West of England Main Line from London Waterloo to Exeter. It was situated 3 miles west of Axminster and 7 miles east of Honiton. It was previously known as Colyton for Seaton and Colyton Junction.

  1. ^ Butt, R.V.J. (1995). The Directory of Railway Stations, Patrick Stephens Ltd, Sparkford, ISBN 1-85260-508-1, p. 67.
  2. ^ "Seaton Junction".
  3. ^ Clinker, C.R. (October 1978). Clinker's Register of Closed Passenger Stations and Goods Depots in England, Scotland and Wales 1830-1977. Bristol: Avon-AngliA Publications & Services. p. 121. ISBN 0-905466-19-5.